Overview
- The draft Mobile and Electronics Manufacturing Framework embeds Apple's requests for discounted land, an 8% performance incentive, and permission to repair two- to three-year-old iPhones; the draft has been sent to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for approval.
- Apple has agreed in principle to refurbish devices in Pakistan for re-export, with the government projecting $100 million in first-year revenue.
- The proposal would raise the performance incentive for phone makers from 6% to 8% and sets localisation goals of 35% in year one, rising to 50%.
- An export levy of up to 6% on handsets priced above Rs100,000 is planned to fund technology investment, with no levy on the Rs50,000–Rs60,000 tier.
- Officials also cite $557 million in expected investment from Chinese manufacturers under recent MoUs and a push to broaden local output to laptops, tablets and wearables.