After the withholding taxes have been somewhat relaxed, three more brands have taken a decision to set up manufacturing locations in Pakistan and initiate local production of Mobile phones.
A senior official of the Engineering Development Board (EDB) has told that, three new competitors — Vivo, Airlink, and Advance Telecom have planned to launch production units in Pakistan, and need authorizations from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoIP) for them.
“Vivo plans to set up its unit in Faisalabad, Airlink has applied for a unit in Lahore, whereas Advance Telecom wants to establish one in Karachi,” he said
He also stated that the EDB is the strategy secretariat for locally manufacturing Mobile Phones in Pakistan.
An order to eliminate the suppression tax on locally manufactured phones was in recent times circulated by the government in order to help the gathering and production of mobile parts in Pakistan. This action was highly praised by stakeholders
Amir Allahwala, the Chief Executive of a establishment that produces Infinix and Techno mobile phones stated, “Now, after the tax relaxation, there is a difference of around Rs. 1,900 per set between a locally assembled mobile phone and an imported one with a value of $100”.
