Microsoft closes its local operations in Pakistan
Microsoft closes its operations in Pakistan, which represents the end of a 25 -year -old presence in South Asia.
On Friday Techcrunch, Redmond has changed its operating model in Pakistan and will now work on its customers through other employees and other “other microsoft offices”.
A Microsoft spokesman said in a statement sent via email.
The spokesman added: “We follow this model successfully in a number of other countries around the world. Our customers remain our top priority and can expect the same high level of service.”
The decision will affect five Microsoft employees in Pakistan, according to the sources that spoke with Techcrunch; They add that Microsoft did not have any engineering resources in Pakistan, unlike India And other growing markets, and its employees have sold Azzure products and offices in the country.
The closure comes amid the restructuring of the company. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Pakistan Described Redmond’s exit as part of the broader workforce improvement program. ” Earlier this week, the company It reduced its operating power by 4 %, or about 9,000 houses Globally.
The ministry said that Microsoft has transformed the licensing and managing commercial contracts for Pakistan to its European Center in Ireland during the past few years, while accredited local partners have dealt with the provision of daily services.
“We will continue to involve the regional and global Microsoft Microsoft leadership to ensure the strengthening of any structural changes, instead of decreasing, the long -term Microsoft Microsoft’s commitment to customers, developers and Pakistani channel partners.”
The former executive of Microsoft and its first leadership in Pakistan Jawwad Rehman I mentioned The company exits in a leaflet on LinkedIn on Thursday.
“This is more than just an exit from companies. It is a realistic reference to the environment that our country has established … where even the global giants like Microsoft finds it not sustainable to survive. It also reflects what has been done (or not done) with the strong basis that we left by the subsequent team and the regional management of Microsoft.”
The director comes a few days after the Pakistani federal government announced Plan to submit his testimonies From technology companies including Google and Microsoft to half a million young men. This step stands in a particularly blatant contradiction with Google, which revealed 10.5 million dollars investment In the public education sector in the country last year and also looks at Pakistan K. Market to produce half a million chromers By 2026.
Microsoft’s exit reflects wider challenges in the technology sector in Pakistan. Unlike India and other regional markets, Pakistan has not set itself as a major destination for external sources in Western engineering of Western technology giants. Instead, two of the main players dominate the country’s environmental system in the country: local companies that have developed their own engineering capabilities, and Chinese companies such as HuaweiWhich has gained a large share in the market by providing infrastructure for the classification of institutions for telecommunications companies Banks.
The Ministry of Information and broadcast in Pakistan did not respond to the requests for comment.
