Samsung is coming to Pakistan, Dawood clarifies

LAHORE: Advisor on Commerce Razak Dawood on Thursday clarified that Korean mobile manufacturing giant, Samsung, will soon be establish a manufacturing and assembly plant in the country.

"A statement has appeared in a section of media, wherein I have been misquoted regarding setting up of mobile phone manufacturing unit by Samsung in Pakistan. I wish to clarify that I had stated that Samsung has changed its earlier decision & now has agreed to come to Pakistan as a joint venture with their local partner Lucky Motor Corporation for producing Samsung mobile devices in Pakistan soon," he said taking to Twitter.

A statement has appeared in a section of media, wherein I have been misquoted regarding setting up of mobile phone manufacturing unit by Samsung in Pakistan. I wish to clarify that I had stated that Samsung has changed its earlier decision & now has agreed to come to Pakistan as

— Abdul Razak Dawood (@razak_dawood) July 29, 2021

a joint venture with their local partner Lucky Motor Corporation for producing Samsung mobile devices in Pakistan soon.

— Abdul Razak Dawood (@razak_dawood) July 29, 2021

Earlier on Tuesday, this publication had mistakenly misquoted the advisor stating that Samsung had rejected both offers to come to the country.