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Work has already started on a framework for local assembly of tablets, allied equipment and mobile accessories in near future.

Top EDB Officials Visit Airlink Communication Facility in Lahore The Chairman Airlink Communication Ltd., Aslam Hayat Piracha, and its CEO, Muzzaffar Hayat Piracha, welcomed the Chairman of the Engineering Development Board (EDB), Almas Hyder, and the EDB General Manager, Asim Ayaz, at Airlink’s assembly line facility in Lahore. The visit was intended to observe the trial production of mobile phones at Airlink’s state-of-the-art assembly line. The company has been a strong proponent of investments in Pakistan and has heavily invested in the local industry with a production capacity of 500...

Pakistan’s top cars don’t have airbags Lahore High Court made their installation compulsory SAMAA | Bilal Hussain - Posted: Mar 4, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago SAMAA | Bilal Hussain Posted: Mar 4, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago Pakistan’s most popular cars don’t have a basic safety feature: airbags. SAMAA Money looked up the features of Pakistan’s top cars and found that there were no airbags in automobile company Suzuki’s Rs4.5 million APV van, Rs2.2 million hatchback Swift, and hatchbacks Cultus VXR variant, Wagon R, and lowest Alto var...

A Long Road to a Faster Lane? Zeenat Chaudhary on how the automotive industry will fare in these uncertain times. Ever since Karl Benz invented the world’s first motor car in 1886 – the Benz Patent-Motorwagen – the automotive industry has come a long way. From hi-tech Hondas and Chryslers to electric Teslas and Nios, the global industry contributes roughly three percent to all GDP output. Due to the pandemic, however, worldwide car sales have taken a hit and are expected to fall from $74.9 million in 2019 to under $62 million in 2020, according to Statista. Industry Overview In Pakistan...

THE approval of Pakistan’s first electric vehicle policy towards the end of last year has given rise to an ongoing media debate. It has been pointed out that while we are now one step closer to a pollution-free environment, a greener future will depend a lot on the development of fast-charging electric vehicle batteries and the availability of charging infrastructure on roads and highways. The new EV technology is considered a game changer for the environment and promises various benefits to developing countries like Pakistan that are facing chronic balance-of-payments crisis by reducing th...