Made in Pakistan cheap mobile phones will be available on installments in January, caretaker IT minister

Announcement of creation of e-employment center for five lakh freelancers

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Custodian Federal Minister IT Umar Saif says that 33 companies have made 57 million low-cost mobile phones in Pakistan. He promised the people to get Made in Pakistan mobile phone installments by January next year. He announced to train 2 lakh people and create e-employment centers for 5 lakh freelancers in next 2 years.


In a special conversation with Sama, caretaker IT and Telecom Minister Dr. Umar Saif said that Pakistan has the fifth largest population and the seventh largest telecom industry in the world, 33 companies of the country have made 57 million low-cost mobile phones, of which 1 crore 20 lakhs were exported.


Dr. Umar Saif said that having 1.5 million cell phone users in the country is a big deal, despite the lack of foreign exchange, most of the mobile phones are imported, there is no reason why mobile phones cannot be assembled and manufactured within the country. , Made-in-Pakistan phones will be less expensive, a phone will cost an average of 15 thousand rupees.


He questioned that if the iPhone is being made in India, why can't it be made in Pakistan? It is a failure of policy not to be used in the world's 5th largest population and 7th largest market.


He also promised the people to watch Made in Pakistan mobile phone installments till January 2024. He said that the policy has been made that by January 2024, locally manufactured phones will be easily available to people on installments.


The IT Minister says that Pakistan's IT exports are 2.6 billion dollars while India's is 150 billion dollars. The main reason for the problems is the lack of trained manpower. Only 120 thousand are available.


He announced to train 2 lakh people and create e-employment centers for 5 lakh freelancers in next 2 years. The caretaker IT minister also expressed his determination to take IT exports to 10 billion dollars.


Dr. Umar Saif said that there is a need to train students in universities, there is a plan to train 2 lakh people in 2 years, an IT trained person earns an average of 25 thousand dollars per year for the country, 2 lakh trained people for the country. 5 billion dollars can be earned.


He says that freelancing is also a huge sector, the government has trained around 15 lakh people, the trained people do not have the infrastructure to go anywhere and work, in the next 2 to 3 years for 5 lakh people. Want to create employment centers.