Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone giant, is partnering with Air Link Communication to manufacture mobile phones in Pakistan by January of next year, according to SAPM on Production Abdul Razzak Dawood.
He claimed that the government’s policies were beginning to bear fruit and that the domestic production of modern mobile phones was a major accomplishment.
Initial estimates place the annual manufacturing target between 2.5 and 3 million mobile phone units, according to Dawood. “Industrial facilities are being built in the Quaid-i-Azam Industrial Estate near Kot Lakhpat in Lahore, and production is expected to begin in January next year, with at least 3,000 people employed,” Dawood added.
