97% of Pakistanis’ mobile phones are local

$1.25 million order for the first batch of mobile phones to be exported. EDB is engaged in the localisation of solar panels. Pakistan's demand for solar energy was expected to be approximately 4 GW in 2022. Advertisement 97 percent of the mobile phones used by Pakistanis are made domestically, according to Almas Haider, Chairman of the Engineering Development Board (EDB). Except for one brand, all mobile phones are made in-country. At a session on alternative energy sources hosted by the EDB and titled "Solar panel and allied equipment production policies," he made the comments. A $1.25 million order for the…