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The mobile landscape in Pakistan has seen a massive shift toward local assembly this year. Official data released today reveals that local plants manufactured 25.11 million handsets during the first ten months of 2025. This figure vastly outpaces commercial imports, which stood at just 1.7 million units for the same period (January-October).
The data shows a clear preference for locally assembled devices. Out of the 25.11 million units produced locally, 13.2 million were smartphones, while 11.9 million were 2G phones.
Currently, PTA data indicates that smartphones make up 70 per cent of mobile devices on the Pakistan network. Conversely, 2G phones account for the remaining 30 per cent.
In October 2025 alone, local plants assembled 2.33 million handsets. In comparison, commercial imports for the month remained low at just 0.2 million.
While local volume is high, the cost of imported phones has jumped significantly. During the first four months of the current fiscal year (July-October 2025-26), Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $644.604 million.
This represents a sharp growth of over 53.18 per cent compared to $420.807 million during the same period last year. In rupee terms, imports hit Rs 182.126 billion, marking a 55.64 per cent increase from the previous year’s Rs 117.020 billion.
Fiscal Year Import Comparison (July-October)
| Metric | FY 2024-25 (Prev) | FY 2025-26 (Current) | Growth |
| Value (USD) | $420.807 Million | $644.604 Million | + 53.18% |
| Value (PKR) | Rs. 117.020 Billion | Rs 182.126 Billion | + 55.64% |
Despite the overall fiscal rise, October 2025 showed a dip in imports. On a Month-on-Month (MoM) basis, imports dropped by 27.44 per cent. The total stood at $144.593 million, down from $199.270 million in September 2025.
Year-on-Year (YoY) figures for October also witnessed a negative growth of 17.06 per cent when compared to $174.341 million in October 2024.
Previously, the last fiscal year (2024-25) saw total mobile imports of $1.494 billion. This was a 21.31 per cent decline from the $1.898 billion recorded in 2023-24.
