List of companies of Pakistan

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Location of Pakistan

Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia. Economists estimate that Pakistan has been part of the wealthiest region of the world throughout the first millennium CE having the largest economy by GDP. This advantage was lost in the 18th century as other regions edged forward such as China and Western Europe. [1]

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Pakistan is considered as a developing country [2] [3] [4] and is one of the Next Eleven, the eleven countries that, along with the BRICs, have a high potential to become the world's largest economies in the 21st century. [5] However, after decades of social instability, as of 2013, serious deficiencies in macromanagement and unbalanced macroeconomics in basic services such as train transportation and electrical energy generation had developed. [6] The economy is considered to be semi-industrialized, with centres of growth along the Indus River. [7] [8] [9] The diversified economies of Karachi and Punjab's urban centres coexist with less developed areas in other parts of the country particularly in Balochistan. [8] According to the Economic complexity index, Pakistan is the 67th largest export economy in the world and the 106th most complex economy. [10] During the fiscal year 2015–16, Pakistan's exports stood at US$20.81 billion and imports at US$44.76 billion, resulting in a negative trade balance of US$23.96 billion. [11]

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Pakistan".

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations that have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active     State-owned     Defunct
NameIndustrySectorHeadquartersFoundedNotes
A. F. Ferguson & Co. FinancialsAsset Managers and Custodians Karachi 1893Accounting
Adam Motor Company Consumer goodsAutomobiles Karachi 2001Automotive division defunct in 2006, only recreational & rehabilitation products are manufacturing.
Adamjee Group Conglomerates- Karachi 1896Auto parts, chemicals, commodities, engineering, financials, industrials, pharmaceuticals, textiles
Aero Asia Consumer servicesAirlines Karachi 1993Private airline, defunct
Air Indus Consumer servicesAirlines Karachi 2010Private airline
Airblue Consumer servicesAirlines Karachi 2003Private airline
AirSial Consumer servicesAirlines Sialkot 2017Private airline
Aisha Steel Mills Basic materialsIron and Steel Karachi 2005 [12] Steel, owned by Arif Habib Group
AKD Group Conglomerates- Karachi 1947Brokerage and financial services, infrastructure, natural resources, real estate & telecom sectors
Al-Ghazi Tractors IndustrialsCommercial Vehicles and Parts Karachi 1983Manufacturer of Italian/American CNH Industrial tractors, agricultural equipment, diesel generating sets, owned by Al-Futtaim Group (UAE)
Al Haj FAW Motors Consumer goodsAutomobiles Karachi 2006Automotive manufacturer, joint venture of Al-Haj Group & FAW Group (China)
Allied Bank Limited FinancialsBanks Lahore 1942Commercial bank
Amreli Steels Basic materialsIron and Steel Karachi 1972Steel
Arif Habib Group Conglomerates- Karachi 1970 [13] Cement, energy, fertilizer, financials, power generation, real estate, steel
ARY Digital Network Consumer servicesMedia Karachi 2000Media, television, subsidiary of ARY Group (UAE)
Ashraf Group of Industries Conglomerates- Lahore 1982Agriculture & farming, dairy & livestock, energy, mining, real estate & sugar mills
Askari Bank FinancialsBanks Rawalpindi 1991Commercial/retail bank
Askari Group of Companies Conglomerates- Rawalpindi 1971Aviation, commodities, finance, leisures, lubricants (Mobil), real estate, securities, suger
At-Tahur Consumer goodsFood Producers Lahore 2007Dairy products
Associated Group Conglomerates- Lahore [14] 1965Aviation, industrials, LPG, power, publishing
Atlas Group Conglomerates- Karachi [15] 1962Aluminium products, automobiles, engineering, financials, Industrials, power
Atlas Honda Motorcycles Consumer goodsAutomobiles Karachi 1962Motorcycles manufacturer, joint venture of Atlas Group & Honda (Japan)
Attock Cement IndustrialsCement Karachi 1981Cement, subsidiary of Attock Oil Company (UK/Pakistan)
Attock Petroleum EnergyOil Refining and Marketing Rawalpindi 1998Retail fuel marketing & refinery, subsidiary of Attock Oil Company (UK/Pakistan)
Avari Hotels Consumer servicesHotels and Motels Karachi 1944Hospitality
Axact TechnologySoftware and Computer Services Karachi 1997IT services, software, consulting & media holding company
Bank of Azad Jammu & Kashmir FinancialsBanks Muzaffarabad 2005Commercial bank owned by Government of Azad Kashmir
Bahria Foundation Real EstateReal Estate Holding and Development Karachi 1982State-owned real estate developer
Bahria Town Real EstateReal Estate Holding and Development Rawalpindi 1996 [16] Real estate developer
Bank Al Habib FinancialsBanks Karachi 1991Commercial bank, owned by House of Habib
Bank of Credit and Commerce International FinancialsBanks Karachi 1972Bank, defunct 1991
Bank of Khyber FinancialsBanks Peshawar 1991Provincial government bank owned by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bank of Punjab FinancialsBanks Lahore 1989Commercial bank owned by Government of Punjab
Bareezé Consumer goodsClothing and Accessories Lahore 1985Luxury fashion
Bestway Cement IndustrialsCement Islamabad 1993Cement, subsidiary of Bestway Group (UK/Pakistan)
Bhoja Air Consumer servicesAirlines Karachi 1993Private airline, defunct
Bibojee Group Conglomerates- Karachi 1981Automobiles, constructions, financials, insurance, textiles, tyres
BOL Network Consumer servicesMedia Karachi 2013Media, television, owned by Axact
Brighto Paints Basic materialsSpecialty Chemicals Lahore 1973Paints
Burj Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 2006Bank, defunct 2016, merged into Al Baraka Bank
Business Recorder Consumer servicesMedia Karachi 1965Media holding company
CA Sports Consumer goodsRecreational Products Sialkot 1958Sports goods, sportswear
Chenab Group Basic materialsTextile Products Faisalabad 1974Textile manufacturer
Cnergyico EnergyOil Refining and Marketing Karachi 1995Retail fuel marketing & refinery, subsidiary of Cnergyico Industries Incorporated (Mauritius/Pakistan)
Daily Express Consumer servicesPublishing Karachi 1998Newspaper, part of Lakson Group
Dalda Foods Consumer goodsFood Producers Karachi 1937Cooking Oil & ghee, dairy products, snacks, joint venture with Westbury Group
Dawlance Consumer goodsConsumer Electronics Karachi 1980Electronics and home appliances, part of Arçelik (Turkey)
Dawn Group of Newspapers Consumer servicesPublishing Karachi 1941Newspaper (English), part of Dawn Media Group
Dawn Media Group Consumer servicesMedia Karachi 1947Media holding company
Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited Conglomerates- Karachi 1968Investments & holdings, various sectors
Defence Housing Authority Real EstateReal Estate Holding and Development Lahore 1975State-owned real estate developer
Descon IndustrialsIndustrial Engineering Lahore 1977Chemicals, constructions, engineering, power generation
Dewan Farooque Motors Consumer goodsAutomobiles Karachi 2000Automotive, defunct
DG Khan Cement IndustrialsCement Lahore 1986Cement, owned by Nishat Group
DYL Motorcycles Consumer goodsAutomobiles Hub 1976Motorcycles manufacturer, joint venture of Dawood Hercules Corporation & Yamaha Motor (Japan)
EFU Life FinancialsLife insurance Karachi 1932Life & health insurance, part of JS Group
English Biscuit Manufacturers Consumer goodsFood Producers Karachi 1966Confectionery, Peek Freans brand
Engro Corporation Conglomerates- Karachi 1957Chemicals, energy, fertilizers, foods, petrochemicals & polymers
Engro Energy EnergyAlternative Energy Karachi 2008Coal mining, coal power generation, geothermal power generation, hydroelectric power generation, wind power generation, subsidiary of Engro Corporation
Engro Fertilizers Basic materialsFertilizers Karachi 2010Fertilizers, subsidiary of Engro Corporation
Engro Polymer Basic materialsSpecialty Chemicals Karachi 1997Chemicals & polymers, subsidiary of Engro Corporation
FrieslandCampina Engro Consumer goodsFood Producers Karachi 2005 [17] Dairy products Olper's & Omoré brands, joint venture with FrieslandCampina (Netherlands)
Express Media Group Consumer servicesMedia Karachi 2008Media holding company, owned by Lakson Group
Fauji Fertilizer Company Basic materialsFertilizers Rawalpindi 1978Fertilizers, part of Fauji Foundation
Fauji Foods Consumer goodsFood Producers Lahore 1966Food products, part of Fauji Foundation
Fauji Foundation Conglomerates- Rawalpindi 1954Cement, chemicals, financials, food, oil & gas, power
Faysal Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1994Commercial bank
Fecto Group Conglomerates- Lahore 1952Cement, paper products, sugar mills, tractors, boards
First Women Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1989Government bank
Fly Jinnah Consumer servicesAirlines Karachi 2021Private airline, joint venture of Lakson Group & Air Arabia (UAE)
Forward Sports Consumer goodsRecreational Products Sialkot 1991Sports goods, sportswear
Frontier Works Organization IndustrialsConstruction Rawalpindi 1966State-owned transportation infrastructure
GENCO UtilitiesConventional Electricity Lahore 1998State-owned power generation, part of WAPDA
GTR Consumer goodsTires Karachi 1963Tyres retailer & manufacturing, subsidiary by Bibojee Group, joint venture with Continental AG (Germany)
Geo Television Network Consumer servicesMedia Karachi 2002Media, television, subsidiary of Independent Media Corporation
Ghandhara Industries IndustrialsCommercial Vehicles and Parts Karachi 1953Commercial vehicles manufacturer, subsidiary of Bibojee Group
Ghandhara Nissan IndustrialsCommercial Vehicles and Parts Karachi 1981Commercial vehicles manufacturer, subsidiary of Bibojee Group
Ghani Group of Companies Conglomerates- Lahore 1959Automobiles, food, poultry & rock salt products
GIDS IndustrialsAerospace and Defense Rawalpindi 2007State-owned drone, electronics, military equipment, munitions
Gourmet Foods Consumer goodsFood Producers Lahore 1987Bakery chain, food retailer
Gul Ahmed Consumer goodsClothing and Accessories Karachi 1953Apparel & accessories
Gwadar Port Authority IndustrialsTransportation Services Gwadar 2016Gwadar Balochistan seaport operations
Habib Metropolitan Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1992Commercial bank, owned by House of Habib subsidiary of Habib Bank AG Zurich (Pakistan/Switzerland)
Hamdard Laboratories Health carePharmaceuticals Karachi 1906Alternative herbal medicines
Hascol Petroleum EnergyOil Refining and Marketing Karachi 2001Retail fuel marketing & refinery, authorized distributor & supplier of Fuchs Petrolub (Germany) lubricants
Hashoo Group Conglomerates- Karachi 1960Chemicals, financials, mining, pharmaceuticals, technology, tourism
HBL Pakistan FinancialsBanks Karachi 1941Commercial bank owned by Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (Switzerland)
Heavy Industries Taxila IndustrialsDefense Taxila 1971State-owned armored vehicles manufacturing
Heavy Mechanical Complex IndustrialsIndustrial Engineering Taxila 1979State-owned heavy construction equipment, machinery, plant engineering & infrastructures
Hinopak Motors IndustrialsCommercial Vehicles and Parts Karachi 1985Commercial vehicles manufacturer, joint venture with Hino Motors (Japan)
Honda Atlas Cars Consumer goodsAutomobiles Lahore 1992Automotive manufacturer, joint venture of Atlas Group & Honda (Japan)
House of Habib Conglomerates- Karachi 1841 [18] Automobiles, education, financials, industrials, oil & gas, technology
Hub Power Company UtilitiesConventional Electricity Hub 1991 [19] Power generation
Hum Network Limited Consumer servicesMedia Karachi 2004Media holding company
Hyundai Nishat Motors Consumer goodsAutomobiles Lahore 2017Automotive manufacturer, joint venture of Nishat Group & Hyundai Motor (South Korea)
ICI Pakistan Basic materialsSpecialty Chemicals Karachi 1944Paints, polyesters, pharmaceuticals, agrichemicals and soda ash, owned by Yunus Brothers Group
Imtiaz Super Market Consumer servicesDiversified Retailers Karachi 1955Supermarket & hypermarket chain.
Inbox Business Technologies TechnologySoftware and Computer Services Karachi 2001IT services, software & consulting company
Independent Media Corporation Consumer servicesMedia Karachi 1945Media holding company
Indus Motor Company Consumer goodsAutomobiles Karachi 1990Automotive manufacturer, joint venture of House of Habib & Toyota (Japan)
Industrial Development Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1961Government financial bank
Instaphone TelecommunicationsTelecommunications Service Providers Islamabad 1991Telecommunications, defunct 2008, part of Millicom (Sweden/USA)
Integrated Dynamics IndustrialsAerospace and Defense Karachi  ?drone, electronics, military equipment
Interloop Limited Basic materialsTextile Products Faisalabad 1992 B2B textile products manufacturer
International Steels Limited Basic materialsIron and Steel Karachi 2007Steel
Ismail Industries Limited Consumer goodsFood Producers Karachi 1988Confectionery, snacks, owns CandyLand, Bisconni and SnackCity brands
Ittefaq Group Basic materialsIron and Steel Lahore 1939Steel, defunct 2004, acquired by Ittefaq Iron Industries
Ittefaq Iron Industries Basic materialsIron and Steel Lahore 2009Steel, part of Alshafi Group
Ittehad Chemicals Basic materialsChemicals: Diversified Lahore 1964Chemicals
Jang Group of Newspapers Consumer servicesPublishing Karachi 1939Newspaper, part of Independent Media Corporation
Jazz TelecommunicationsTelecommunications Services Islamabad 1994Mobile networks, owned by VEON (Netherlands)
JS Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 2007Commercial bank owned by JS Group
JS Group FinancialsDiversified Financial Services Karachi 1971Banking, Brokerage, Asset management, financial management, investment
Jubilee Life FinancialsLife Insurance Karachi 1995Life & health insurance, part of Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (Switzerland)
K&N's Consumer goodsFood Producers Karachi 1964Poultry products retailer
Karachi Port Trust IndustrialsTransportation Services Karachi 1887Karachi seaport operations
Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works IndustrialsIndustrial Engineering Karachi 1957State-owned commercial & naval ship building industry
KASB Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1994Bank, defunct 2015
K-Electric UtilitiesConventional Electricity Karachi 1913Power generation & distribution, owned by The Abraaj Group (UAE)
Khaadi Consumer goodsClothing and Accessories Karachi 1999Fashion
Kot Addu Power Company UtilitiesConventional Electricity Kot Addu City 1996Power generation
Lakson Group Conglomerates- Karachi 1954Consumer goods, financials, food, industrials, media, technology, textile
Loads Limited Consumer goodsAuto Parts Karachi 1979 [20] Automobile components & parts manufacturer
Lotte Kolson Consumer goodsFood Producers Karachi 1942Confectionery, snack, part of Lotte Group (South Korea)
Lucky Cement IndustrialsCement Karachi 1996Cement, owned by Yunus Brothers Group
Lucky Motor Corporation Consumer goodsAutomobiles Karachi 2017Automotive manufacturer, joint venture of Lucky Group & Kia (South Korea)
MangoBaaz Consumer servicesMedia Lahore 2014Internet Media holding company
Maple Leaf Cement IndustrialsCement Lahore 1956Cement, part of Saigol Group
Maria B Consumer goodsClothing and Accessories Lahore 1999Luxury fashion
Mari Petroleum EnergyIntegrated Oil and Gas Islamabad 1984Oil and gas exploration & production
Martin Dow Health carePharmaceuticals and Medical Equipment Karachi 1995Multi-national pharmaceutical ingredients & respiratory devices manufacturer
Masood Textile Mills Basic materialsTextile Products Faisalabad 1985Textile manufacturer
Master Motors IndustrialsCommercial Vehicles and Parts Karachi 2002Commercial vehicles manufacturer
MCB Bank Limited FinancialsBanks Karachi 1947Commercial bank, owned by Nishat Group
Meezan Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1997Islamic banking
MG JW Automobile Consumer goodsAutomobiles Lahore 2020Automotive manufacturer, joint venture of JW-SEZ Group & SAIC Motor (China)
Millat Tractors IndustrialsCommercial Vehicles and Parts Lahore 1965Manufacturer of American Massey Ferguson tractors, agricultural equipment, diesel engines, generating sets & forklift vehicles
Mitchell's Consumer goodsFood Producers Lahore 1933Confectionery, fruit processing
Mughal Steel Basic materialsIron and Steel Lahore 1950Steel
Muhammadi Steamship Company Limited TransportationMarine Transportation Karachi 1947Shipping line, merged into PNSC
Murree Brewery Consumer goodsBeverages Rawalpindi 1860Brewers & non-alcoholic beverages
National Bank of Pakistan FinancialsBanks Karachi 1949Government commercial bank
NESPAK IndustrialsConstruction Lahore 1973State-owned multinational construction, engineering & contracting services
National Foods Consumer goodsFood Producers Karachi 1970Spices.
National Logistics Cell IndustrialsIndustrial Transportation Rawalpindi 1978State-owned freight transportation, logistics, aviation, construction, engineering, technology & tolling services
National Radio & Telecommunication Corporation IndustrialsElectronic and Electrical Equipment Islamabad 1966State-owned defense technologies, radio & telecommunications equipment manufacturer
NESCOM IndustrialsAerospace and Defense Islamabad 2001State-owned aerospace & defense products manufacturer
Network Television Marketing Consumer servicesMedia Karachi 1990Production Company, defunct in 1999
Nexus Automotive Consumer goodsAutomobiles Karachi 1999Automotive, defunct
NIB Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 2003Bank, defunct 2017, merged into MCB Bank
Nishat Group Conglomerates- Lahore 1951Automobiles, cement, chemicals, commodities, financials, food, power, technology, textiles
Nishat Linen Consumer goodsClothing and Accessories Lahore  ?Apparel & accessories
NTDC UtilitiesConventional Electricity Lahore 1998State-owned power transmission
Oil and Gas Development Company EnergyIntegrated Oil and Gas Islamabad 1961State-owned oil and gas exploration & production
Packages Limited IndustrialsContainers and Packaging Lahore 1956Manufacturer of packaging papers & items, notable tissue papers Rose Petal brand
Pak Datacom TelecommunicationsTelecommunications Service Providers Islamabad 1992State-owned telecommunications & internet
Pak Suzuki Consumer goodsAutomobiles Karachi 1983Automotive & motorcycles manufacturer, joint venture with Suzuki (Japan)
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex IndustrialsAerospace and Defense Kamra 1971State-owned aircraft, drone, avionics
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission EnergyAlternative Energy
Nuclear Industry
Islamabad 1956State-owned nuclear-based power generation, nuclear research & studies
Pakistan Chrome Mines Basic MaterialsNonferrous Metals Muslim Bagh 1902Mining of Chromite & Magnesite
PECO IndustrialsElectrical Components Lahore 1950Electrical equipment, transmission infrastructure
Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company Consumer goodsLuxury Items Karachi 2007State-owned gems and jewelry, subsidiary of PIDC
PICIC FinancialsDiversified Financial Services Karachi [21] 1957Consumer finance, Investment services, mortgage, specialty finance, part of Temasek Holdings (Singapore)
Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation FinancialsDiversified Financial Services Karachi 1952State-owned large capital investment services
Pakistan International Airlines Consumer servicesAirlines Karachi 1946Flag carrier airline, previously known as Orient Airways
Pakistan Locomotive Factory IndustrialsRailroad Equipment Risalpur 1993State-owned rail vehicles & equipment manufacturer
Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation Basic materialsGeneral Mining Islamabad 1974State-owned general mining, notably owning Khewra Salt Mine
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) TransportationMarine Transportation Karachi 1971State-owned cargo/shipping
Pakistan Oilfields Limited EnergyIntegrated Oil and Gas Rawalpindi 1950Oil and gas exploration & production, subsidiary of Attock Oil Company (UK/Pakistan)
Pakistan Ordnance Factories IndustrialsDefense Wah Cantonment 1951State-owned firearms, ammunitions, military equipment manufacturing
Pakistan Petroleum EnergyIntegrated Oil and Gas Karachi 1950State-owned oil and gas exploration & production
Pakistan Post TransportationDelivery Services Islamabad 1947State-owned postal & courier service
Pakistan Railways IndustrialsRailroads Lahore 1861State-owned railway services
Pakistan State Oil EnergyOil Refining and Marketing Karachi 1974State-owned retail fuel marketing, refinery & petrochemicals product
Pakistan Steel Mills Basic materialsIron and Steel Karachi 1973State-owned steel manufacturing
Pakistan Television Corporation Consumer servicesMedia Islamabad 1964State-owned media holding company
Pakistan Tobacco Company Consumer goodsTobacco Islamabad 1947Tobacco, subsidiary of British American Tobacco (UK)
Pakola Consumer goodsBeverages Karachi 1950Non-alcoholic beverages
PakWheels Consumer servicesAuto Services Lahore 2003Automotive services
PARCO EnergyOil Refining and Marketing Karachi 2002State-owned fuel refinery, joint venture of Government of Pakistan with Mubadala Investment Company (UAE)
Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts Consumer servicesHotels and Motels Islamabad 1958Hospitality, part of Hashoo Group
PEL Consumer goodsConsumer Electronics Lahore 1956Electrical goods and Home appliances, part of Saigol Group
PEPCO UtilitiesConventional Electricity Lahore 1998State-owned power distribution, distributed into DISCO & PITC
PHA Foundation Real EstateReal Estate Holding and Development Islamabad 1999State-owned real estate developer
PICIC Commercial Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1993Bank, defunct 2007, merged into NIB Bank
Port Qasim Authority IndustrialsTransportation Services Karachi 1980Port Qasim seaport operations
PTCL TelecommunicationsTelecommunications Service Providers Islamabad 1949State-owned telecommunications, mobile & internet, joint venture with Etisalat (UAE)
Puma Energy Pakistan EnergyOil Refining and Marketing Karachi 2001Retail fuel marketing, joint venture of Cnergyico & Puma Energy (Switzerland)
QMobile Consumer goodsConsumer Electronics Karachi 2009Mobile handsets, tablets, joint venture with Gionee (China)
Ravi Motorcycles Consumer goodsAutomobiles Lahore 2004Motorcycles manufacturer, joint venture with Piaggio
Rayyan Air Consumer servicesAirlines Islamabad 2009Private airline, defunct
Saif Group Conglomerates- Islamabad 1927Energy, healthcare, real-estate, textiles
Saigol Group Conglomerates- Lahore 1930Automobiles, cement, chemicals, electronics, energy, engineering, food, technology, textiles
Saindak Metals Basic materialsNonferrous Metals Saindak 1995State-owned mining of Copper, Gold & Silver, joint venture with Metallurgical Corporation of China (China)
Sana Safinaz Consumer goodsClothing and Accessories Karachi 1989Luxury fashion
Sapphire Group Conglomerates- Lahore 1940Dairy products, power generation, textiles
Sapphire Retail Consumer goodsClothing and Accessories Lahore 2014Apparel & accessories, part of Sapphire Textile
Sapphire Textile Basic materialsTextile Products Lahore 1940Textile manufacturer, part of Sapphire Group
Sazgar IndustrialsCommercial Vehicles and Parts Lahore 1991Autorickshaws manufacturer
SereneAir Consumer servicesAirlines Islamabad 2017Private airline
Servis Shoes Consumer goodsFootwear Lahore 1928Shoes manufacturer, part of Servis Group
Servis Tyres Consumer goodsTires Lahore 1970Tyres retailer & manufacturing, part of Servis Group
Shaheen Air Consumer servicesAirlines Karachi 1993Private airline, defunct
Shakarganj Limited Conglomerates- Jhang 1967Bio fuel, food, sugar, textile
Shan Foods Consumer goodsFood Producers Karachi 1981Spices
Sharif Group Conglomerates- Lahore [22] 1939Food, Industrial transportation, poultry, sugar mills
Shell Pakistan EnergyOil Refining and Marketing Karachi 1898Retail fuel marketing, refinery & petrochemicals product, owned by Royal Dutch Shell (Netherlands/UK). Previously known as Pakistan Burmah Shell.
Shezan International Consumer goodsBeverages Lahore 1964Beverages, fruit processing
Sigma Motors Consumer goodsAutomobiles Islamabad 1994Automotive authorized distributor & supplier of Jaguar Land Rover (UK) vehicles
Silkbank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1994Bank, joint venture of Arif Habib Group & International Finance Corporation (USA)
Sindh Bank FinancialsBanks Lahore 1989Commercial bank owned by Government of Sindh
Sindh Engro Coal EnergyCoal Karachi [23] 2009State-owned coal mining & coal power generation, joint venture with Engro Energy
Sohrab Cycles Consumer goodsRecreational Vehicles Lahore 1952Bicycles, tricycles, rehabilitation products.
Soneri Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1992Commercial bank
State Bank of Pakistan FinancialsBanks Karachi 1948Government central bank
State Life Insurance FinancialsLife Insurance Karachi 1972State-owned life & health insurance
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited UtilitiesGas Distribution Lahore 1963State-owned distributor of natural gas northern regions.
Sui Southern Gas Company UtilitiesGas Distribution Karachi 1954State-owned distributor of natural gas southern regions.
Summit Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 2006Bank, joint venture of Arif Habib Group & Suroor Investment (Mauritius)
SUPARCO IndustrialsAerospace Karachi 1961State-owned aerospace & atmospheric research agency
Super Asia Group Conglomerates- Gujranwala 1975Automobiles, durable household products, fast food chains (Hardee`s Pakistan), home appliances (Whirlpool Pakistan)
Systems Ltd TechnologySoftware and Computer Services Lahore 1977IT exporters
Tapal Tea Consumer goodsBeverages Karachi 1947Tea marketing
TCS Courier TransportationDelivery Services Karachi 2000Courier service
Telenor Pakistan TelecommunicationsTelecommunications services Islamabad 2004Mobile networks, owned by Telenor ASA
The Express Tribune Consumer servicesPublishing Karachi 2010Newspaper (English), part of Lakson Group
Total Parco EnergyOil Refining and Marketing Karachi 2002State-owned Retail fuel marketing, joint venture of Total S.A. (France) with PARCO (Pakistan/UAE)
TPS TechnologySoftware and Computer Services Karachi 1996E-Commerce, financial solutions, IT services, software, consulting
Treet Corporation Conglomerates- Lahore 1952Automotive batteries (Daewoo Battery) brand, packaging products, personal care products, pharmaceutical (Renacon Pharma) brand & trading [24]
TRG Pakistan IndustrialsProfessional Business Support Services Karachi 2002Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), consulting
Tuwairqi Steel Mills Basic materialsIron and Steel Karachi 1979 [25] Steel, joint venture of Arif Habib Group, Al-Tuwairqi Holdings (Saudi Arabia) & POSCO (South Korea)
Ufone TelecommunicationsTelecommunications Services Islamabad 2001Mobile networks, owned by PTCL
Union Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1991Bank, defunct 2006, merged into Standard Chartered Pakistan
United Auto Industries IndustrialsCommercial Vehicles and Parts Lahore 1999Autorickshaws & motorcycles manufacturer
United Bank FinancialsBanks Karachi 1959Commercial bank
Utility Stores Corporation Consumer servicesFood Retailers and Wholesalers Islamabad 1973State-owned retail chain stores
Volvo Pakistan IndustrialsCommercial Vehicles and Parts Lahore 1984Authorized distributor & supplier of Volvo (Sweden) commercial vehicles
WAPDA UtilitiesWater Lahore 1958State-owned hydropower development & management
wi-tribe TelecommunicationsTelecommunications Service Providers Islamabad 2007Broadband internet provider, Internet service provider
WorldCall TelecommunicationsTelecommunications Service Providers Lahore 1996Telecommunications & internet, owned by Omantel (Oman)
Yamaha Motor Pakistan Consumer goodsAutomobiles Karachi 2015Motorcycles manufacturer, joint venture with Yamaha Motor (Japan)
Yousuf Dewan Companies Conglomerates- Karachi 1912Automobiles, cement, chemicals, industrials, sugar mills, textiles
Zarai Taraqiati Bank FinancialsBanks Islamabad 1961Government agricultural support bank
Zong TelecommunicationsTelecommunications services Islamabad 2008Mobile networks, owned by China Mobile

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The Engro Thar Coal Power Project (Thar-ll) is a coal-fired power plant developed as part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor by Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company and China Machinery Engineering Corporation in the Thar Block-II of the Thar Coalfield, Tharparkar District, Sindh, Pakistan 25 kilometers from the town of Islamkot near the village of Singharo-Bitra.

Arif Habib Corporation Limited, also known as the Arif Habib Group, is a Pakistani business conglomerate headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The corporation was founded by Pakistani businessman Arif Habib.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ghias Khan</span> Pakistani businessman and entrepreneur

Ghias Uddin Khan is a Pakistani businessman and entrepreneur. Khan was the 4th President and Chief Executive Officer of Engro Corporation.

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