Pakistan Cuts Mobile Phone Duties as Officials Dispute Responsibility for Tax Instalments
Pakistan has reduced import duties on mobile phones, but buyers who want to pay handset taxes in instalments still have no workable option. The Ministry
Pakistan has reduced import duties on mobile phones, but buyers who want to pay handset taxes in instalments still have no workable option. The Ministry
Pakistan’s main digital problem is no longer a lack of mobile networks but a lack of people using them. A new report by the GSMA,
Pakistan’s telecoms regulator has moved to stop mobile users from losing money they have already paid. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has ordered cellular operators
Pakistan’s mobile-phone factories are now supplying the bulk of the country’s handsets, though much of what they make remains decidedly low-tech. Local assemblers produced 13.1m
Pakistan’s mobile phone imports surged by 26.55% to USD1.889 billion in fiscal year 2025-26, reversing the sharp decline recorded a year earlier even as local
Pakistan’s local mobile phone manufacturing and assembly fell 12% year on year in June 2026, while handset imports surged 540%, highlighting a sharp divergence between