Provincial Minister of Punjab for Industries, Commerce, Investment, and Skill Development turned out the harbinger of glad tidings for the people of Pakistan with the announcement of “Made in Pakistan” mobile phones.
The minister shared the good news in a post and maintained that VIVO, one of the world’s popular smartphone brands, has started production in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Made in 🇵🇰 Mobiles are a reality now
VIVO Mobile’s Faisalabad Economic Zone facility has started production of smartphones & more companies to follow soon InshaAllah
Implementation of Mobile Manufacturing Policy under PM @ImranKhanPTI & CM @UsmanAKBuzdar is delivering results! pic.twitter.com/QvMOoYEtCG
— Mian Aslam Iqbal (@MMAslamIqbal) February 8, 2021
VIVO Y20, the first mobile that has been produced in Pakistan, is shown in the pictures as the production has been kicked-off at the plant in Faisalabad.
The government of Pakistan signed the agreement with the Chinese tech giant a few months back as announced by Hammad Azhar, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Industries.
Intl Smart Phone Brand VIVO has decided to establish a smart phone manufacturing facility in Pak. Land purchased.
Deployment of DIRBS eliminated smuggled phones. It was followed up by Mobile Manufacturing Policy. Revenues already doubled & now local manufacturing taking off. pic.twitter.com/VEL7gYgI2T
— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) December 2, 2020
VIVO, established in 2009, is a Chinese phone brand that makes low-cost Android phones with around 200 million current users around the world.
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The production of VIVO smartphones in Pakistan is a significant initiative that can be fruitful in reducing the costs of the consumers and help to eliminate the issue of smuggled devices.
Mian Aslam Iqbal also hinted towards other companies as well that are willing to set up production plants in Pakistan.
The initiative has been lauded by a number of people.
A journey of thousands miles starts with a single step. Highly appreciated Sir. Alhamdulilah
Now the next target should be complete transfer of technology including R&D in phased manner— Farhan Waheed (@Farhanwaheed12) February 8, 2021
Well done Pakistan 🇵🇰💚 Excellent Job guys👍👍
Keep moving forward,ignore the noise of media and opposition they just want to distract PTI from actual work, keep your focus intact, InshaAllah Pakistan will Rise under PTI 👍
We hv lot of potential in IT sector for instant results— Observant (@Observa06016549) February 8, 2021
Mashallah, very good news. I hope with the passage of time, manufacturing of mobile phones will also started in Pakistan
— Ali Nawaz (@alinawazkhann) February 8, 2021