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The National Fertilizer Corporation (NFC) is a state-owned enterprise headquartered in Lahore. It operates under the administrative oversight of the Ministry of Industries and Production, Government of Pakistan. [1] [2] [3]
It was established by the Government of Pakistan in August 1973 to start the Fertilizer Industry in Pakistan. [4]
Syed Babar Ali Chief Executive Officer Packages Limited was the first Chairman of National Fertilizer Corporation appointed by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto the then Prime Minister of Pakistan. He did not draw any salary, against his services, during his tenure as Chairman. Mr. F. S. Aijazuddin remained as First General Manager Personnel & Administration at NFC who was later appointed as Principal Aitchison College Lahore Pakistan
Riaz Bukhari, Ahmad Maqbool Shah, Zahur Ahmad Khan, Lt. General Agha Nek Muhammad, Major General Ijaz Amjad, Major General Mohammad Mohsin, Major General Zafar Abbas, Malik Khalid, Rizwan Mumtaz, Shahid Amin, Shafqat ur Rahman Ranjha, Arif Ibrahim, Khizar Hayat Khan and Umar Saeed also remained Chairmen of NFC. Secretary Industries & Production Govt. of Pakistan is the Chief Principal Officer of NFC.
During the period of 1991 to 2008, under the Government Privatization Policy, all the Fertilizer Plants were Privatized.
For research purpose and to train workforce, it established two academic and one research institutes.
Academic institutes are:
and one research institute is:
Transport in Pakistan is extensive and varied. In recent years, new national highways have been built, with the addition of motorways which have improved trade and logistics within the country. Pakistan's rail network is also undergoing expansion in recent years. Airports and seaports have been built with the addition of foreign and domestic funding. Transportation challenges in Pakistan are escalating due to poor planning, inadequate governance, and corrupt practices.
Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the second largest city and industrial centre of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is an industrial and metropolitan hub, being the third most populous city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of 3.8 million in 2024. Located in central Punjab's Rachna Do'āb, between the Ravi and Chenab rivers, it is the second-largest Punjabi-speaking city in the world. Faisalabad is one of Pakistan's wealthiest and most industrialized city, the largest industrial hub and second largest city of the wider Punjab region.
Haripur District is a district in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Pakistan Railways is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan with its headquarters in Lahore. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,789 kilometres of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger services, covering 488 operational stations across Pakistan.
Sahiwal, formerly known as Montgomery, is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 21st largest city of Pakistan by population and the administrative capital of both Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is located approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and 100 km from Faisalabad and lies between Lahore and Multan. Sahiwal is approximately 152 meters above the sea level.
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) is a federally funded independent governmental agency, concerned with research and development of nuclear power, promotion of nuclear science, energy conservation and the peaceful use of nuclear technology.
Sikhism in Pakistan has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs form a small community in Pakistan today. Most Sikhs live in the province of Punjab, a part of the larger Punjab region where the religion originated in the Middle Ages, with some also residing in Peshawar in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, is located in Pakistan's Punjab province. Moreover, the place where Guru Nanak died, the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib is also located in the same province.
Ahmed Hussain A. Kazi Tamgha-e-Pakistan Award was a civil servant of Pakistan and senior advocate of the Pakistan Supreme Court, who shaped the internal revenue, economic and industrialization policies during the 1970s.
The NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology Multan (NFC-IET) is a public university located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) is a Pakistani conglomerate company based in Rawalpindi. It is a subsidiary of the Fauji Foundation.
The Ministry of Industries and Production is headed by the Minister for Industries and Production and Pakistan Secretary of Industries and Production.
The NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research (NFC-IEFR) was incorporated in 1986 by National Fertilizer Corporation of Pakistan (NFC) and is located in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The first Principal/Director was Dr. Anwar ul Haq from 1986 to 2006. Thereafter Dr.Javaid Rabbani Khan served as Director from 2006 until 2013. Dr Shahid Raza Khan and Dr Ashraf Dogar also remained Director’s in 2013 and 2018, respectively. Mr.Essa Khan was the first Administrator/Registrar at NFC-IEFR and present Registrar is Engr. Adeel Safdar since 2021. From 1986 until 2021, Institute remained under the administrative control of National Fertilizer Corporation of Pakistan Ministry of Industries & Production Government of Pakistan. In 2021, Ministry of Education Govt. of Pakistan took over the administrative control. It is affiliated with University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore for awarding of engineering degrees.
Abdus Salim Khan, also known as Khan Sahib was an Indian Civil Servant who later joined Pakistani Civil Service to become a diplomat. He served as an ambassador to several countries representing Pakistan.
Engro Fertilizers is a Pakistani fertiliser manufacturing company headquartered in Karachi with its manufacturing facility located at Daharki, and a facility located at Port Qasim as well. It is a subsidiary of Engro Corporation. It has 35% market share of the Pakistani fertilizer market as of 2023.
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