Almost all mobile phones sold in Pakistan in July were made or assembled locally. According to data from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), cited by Topline Securities, local production supplied 97% of the market, up from 75% in May 2026. Domestic output reached 3.90m units, 9% more than a year earlier.

Production more than doubled from June, rising by 102%. Topline attributes the rebound to a recovery in demand after consumers delayed purchases ahead of the FY27 budget.

The picture for the year so far is weaker. Local manufacturing and assembly totalled 17.00m units in the first seven months of 2026, 5% fewer than the 17.83m produced in the same period of 2025.

Imports fell sharply in July to just 0.11m handsets. This was 35% lower than a year earlier and 83% lower than in June. Imports were the main reason for the sharp rise in local production's market share.

July's figures differ from the trend earlier in the year. Imports totalled 2.66m units over the first seven months of 2026, a 158% increase on the same period last year. So imported phones gained market share over the year as a whole, even though local producers dominated in July.

Total supply of phones, including both local production and imports, reached 4.01m units in July, up 7% year on year and 56% month on month. Supply for January to July totalled 19.66m units, 4% more than a year earlier.

Local manufacturers supplied 86% of the market over those seven months. If July's 97% share is sustained, domestic assembly will become even more important. However, the large increase in imports earlier in the year shows that the market's composition can change quickly.