KARACHI: Pakistan’s mobile phone manufacturing and assembly recorded strong growth in March 2026, with output rising 20 per cent year-on-year (YoY), according to the latest data released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
Local manufacturers assembled 2.79 million units during the month, compared with 2.33 million units in March 2025. On a cumulative basis, total production reached 7.36 million units in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting a modest increase of 2.0 per cent over the same period last year.
The data highlights the continued shift towards domestic production, with Pakistan meeting 86 per cent of its mobile phone demand through local manufacturing and assembly during the quarter. This trend underscores the growing capacity of the country’s handset assembly ecosystem, supported by policy incentives and import substitution measures.
In terms of brand-wise performance, VGO TEL led the market with 1.12 million units assembled during the first quarter. It was followed by Infinix with 0.75 million units, Vivo at 0.56 million units, and Samsung with 0.52 million units.
Other notable contributors included itel (0.5 million units), Tecno (0.44 million units), Nokia (0.4 million units), X Mobile (0.35 million units), OPPO (0.29 million units), and Realme with 0.27 million units.
Analysts at Topline Research noted that the sustained dominance of locally assembled devices reflects both improving manufacturing capabilities and continued restrictions on fully built unit imports, which have encouraged domestic value addition.
