--- title: "Pakistan's Mobile Phone Imports Drop in First Two Months of FY27" description: "Most outlets reported the decline in mobile phone imports, with ProPakistani highlighting the $27 million reduction in spending and the total value of $274.129 million. Profit provided additional context, noting the 8.85% year-on-year drop and contrasting it with an 8.95% rise in telecom equipment imports. Both outlets presented the data factually, though ProPakistani framed the decline as a cost-saving measure, while Profit emphasized the percentage change and sectoral comparison." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9358-mobile-phone-imports-drop-as-pakistan-spends-27-million-less site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan's Mobile Phone Imports Drop in First Two Months of FY27 business · updated 20 Sep 2026, 5:40 PM PKT · 18–20 Sep 2026 · 6 articles from 4 outlets over 3 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the decline in mobile phone imports during July-August, noting the dollar value and percentage drop. Business Recorder provided more detailed figures and context about the fiscal period, while ProPakistani highlighted the $27 million decrease in spending. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 20 Sep 2026 — Pakistan’s mobile phone imports fall 8.85% to $274 million in July-August (1 outlet) - **BOL News** — [Pakistan’s mobile phone imports fall 8.85% to $274 million in July-August](https://www.bolnews.com/technology/pakistans-mobile-phone-imports-fall-885-to-274-million-in-july-august) · 20 Sep 2026, 5:40 PM PKT > Pakistan's mobile phone imports plunged 8.85% to $274M in July-August FY27, per PBS data. This marks a notable decrease from last year's $300M figure. ### 19 Sep 2026 — Pakistan's Mobile Phone Imports Drop in First Two Months of FY27 (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported the decline in mobile phone imports, with ProPakistani highlighting the $27 million reduction in spending and the total value of $274.129 million. Profit provided additional context, noting the 8.85% year-on-year drop and contrasting it with an 8.95% rise in telecom equipment imports. Both outlets presented the data factually, though ProPakistani framed the decline as a cost-saving measure, while Profit emphasized the percentage change and sectoral comparison. - **Profit** — [Pakistan’s mobile phone imports fall 8.85% to $274 million in July-August](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/19/pakistans-mobile-phone-imports-fall-885percent-to-dollar274-million-in-july-august) · 19 Sep 2026, 11:55 AM PKT > Handset imports decline 13.82% YoY in August, while telecom equipment imports rise 8.95% to $432 million during first two months of FY27 - **ProPakistani** — [Mobile Phone Imports Drop as Pakistan Spends $27 Million Less](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/19/mobile-phone-imports-drop-as-pakistan-spends-27-million-less/) · 19 Sep 2026, 10:34 AM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $274.129 million in the first two months of fiscal year 2026-27, nearly $27 million or… Read More ### 18 Sep 2026 — Jul-Aug mobile phone imports decline 8.85pc YoY (1 outlet) - **Business Recorder** — [Jul-Aug mobile phone imports decline 8.85pc YoY](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440241/jul-aug-mobile-phone-imports-decline-885pc-yoy) · 19 Sep 2026, 4:42 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s mobile phone imports declined 8.85 percent during the first two months of the current fiscal year, falling to USD274.129 million from USD300.741 million in the corresponding period of last fiscal year, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). In rupee terms, mobile phone imports decreased 10.53 percent to Rs76.267 billion during July-August 20... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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