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DIRBS encourages local mobile phone assembly
Owing to system, 29 phone assembly facilities have been set up in Pakistan
Owing to swift implementation of the Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), 29 local mobile phone assembly facilities have been established in Pakistan.
In addition, the import of mobile phones via legal channels soared 63% in 2019 due to the initiative.
Introduced at the end of 2017, DIRBS was aimed at combating the smuggling of mobile phones and snatching of cellular devices besides the regulation of merchandise in an increasingly volatile market.
The system has started yielding economic benefits to the country by creating opportunities and lending support to economic growth.