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Pakistan Worried Over Indian Nokia Handset Imports
Mobile phone traders in Pakistan have moved to dispel concerns that Indian made Nokia handsets could end up being sold in the country. Pakistan has a limit on the items which can be traded with India, and mobile phones are not on the permitted list.An executive of one of the largest mobile phone distribution companies (authorised distributor of Nokia handsets), who asked not to be named, told the local Dawn newspaper that the government of Pakistan had not allowed the entry of the Indian-made mobile phones and it may not allow it in future. Most distributors in Pakistan order their handsets via Nokia Middle East Africa, importing handsets manufactured in Finland, Hungary, Germany and China. Chief Operating Officer of United Mobile, Azad Lalani said "I do not see future of the Indian-made Nokia phones in Pakistan because the Chinese-made Nokia phones have started arriving," adding that the Indian-made cell phones might be cheaper in terms of lower transportation cost, cheaper raw materials etc but the Pakistani customers had already developed a taste for handsets made elsewhere owing to their quality and reliability. Nokia recently started manufacturing low-end handsets at a facility at Sriperumbudur, India. Due to the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, trade between the two countries is heavily restricted. Posted by: john 2006-07-28 |
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