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Pakistan
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]
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 which have
ceased operations are included and noted
as defunct.
Notable companies
Active State-owned Defunct
Auto part
chemical
commod
engineeri
Adamjee Group Conglomerates - Karachi 1947
financials
industrial
pharmace
textiles
Advance
Consumer Services Specialty retailers Karachi 2003 Cell phon
Telecom
Agha Steel Basic materials Iron & steel Karachi 2013[12] Steel
Private, lo
Airblue Consumer services Airlines Karachi 2003
airline
Steel, ow
Aisha Steel Mills Basic materials Iron & steel Karachi 2005[13]
Habib Gro
Brokerage
AKD Securities Financials Investment services Karachi 2000
investme
Islamic b
Al Baraka Bank Financials Banks Karachi 1991 of Al Bara
Group (Ba
Automoti
subsidiar
Al Haj FAW
Consumer goods Automobiles Karachi 2013 Group, joi
motors
with FAW
(China)
Allied Bank
Financials Banks Lahore 1942 Commerc
Limited
Amreli Steels Basic materials Iron & steel Karachi 1972 Steel
Cement, e
Arif Habib fertilizer, fi
Conglomerates - Karachi 1970[14]
Group power ge
real estat
Media, te
ARY Digital
Consumer services Media Agencies Karachi 2000 subsidiar
Network
Group (UA
Islamic T
Broadcasting &
ARY Qtv Consumer services Karachi 2003 part of AR
entertainment
Network
Commerc
Askari Bank Financials Banks Rawalpindi 1991
bank
Aviation,
Associated
Conglomerates - Lahore[15] 1965 LPG, pow
Group
publishin
Aluminium
automob
Atlas Group Conglomerates - Karachi[16] 1962 engineeri
financials
Industrial
Motorcyc
Atlas Honda Atlas Gro
Consumer goods Automobiles Karachi 1962
Motorcycles venture w
(Japan)
IT service
Software & softwares
Axact Technology Karachi 1997
computer services & media h
company
Private ba
Bank Alfalah Financials Banks Karachi 1997 by the Ab
Group (UA
Bank of Credit
and Commerce Financials Banks Karachi 1972 Bank, def
International
Islamic b
BankIslami
Financials Banks Karachi 2006 venture o
Pakistan
& Dubai B
Media, te
BOL Network Consumer services Media Agencies Karachi 2013
owned by
Bank, def
Burj Bank Financials Banks Karachi 2006 merged in
Baraka Ba
Refinery,
Exploration &
Byco Petroleum Oil & gas Karachi 1995[18] marketing
production
petroleum
Apparel, a
Recreational
CA Sports Consumer goods Sialkot 1958 footwear,
products
sports eq
Online ret
CSD Pakistan Consumer services Specialty retailers Rawalpindi 1913 owned by
Ministry o
Fashion s
ChenOne Consumer services Apparel retailers Faisalabad 1997
of Chena
Public bu
Daewoo service, p
Consumer services Travel & tourism Lahore 1999
Express Daewoo (
Korea)
Newspap
Daily Express Consumer services Publishing Karachi 1998
Lakson G
Cooking O
ghee,dair
Dalda Foods Consumer goods Food products Karachi 1937
snacks, jo
with West
Online ret
commerc
Daraz Consumer services Broadline retailers Karachi 2014
Alibaba G
(China)
Electronic
Consumer home app
Dawlance Consumer goods Karachi 1980
electronics part of Ar
(Turkey)
Newspap
Dawn Group of
Consumer services Publishing Karachi 1980 part of Da
Newspapers
Group
News tele
Broadcasting &
Dawn News Consumer services Karachi 2007 of Dawn M
entertainment
Group
Dawood Chemical
Hercules part of Da
Basic materials Specialty chemicals Sheikhupura 1968
Chemicals Hercules
Limited Limited
Dawood Conglomerates - Karachi 1948 Automob
Hercules chemical
Corporation food, pow
Limited technolog
Defence
Real estate holding State own
Housing Financials Lahore 1975
& development estate de
Authority
Chemical
construct
Diversified
Descon Industrials Lahore 1977 engineeri
industrials
manufact
power ge
Automoti
Yousuf D
Dewan
Companie
Farooque Consumer goods Automobiles Karachi 2000
venture w
Motors
SsangYon
(South Ko
Motorcyc
by Dawoo
DYL
Consumer goods Automobiles Hub 1976 Corporati
Motorcycles
joint vent
Yamaha (
Life insur
EFU Life Financials Insurance Karachi 1932
of JS Gro
Chemical
Engro fertilizers
Conglomerates - Karachi 1957
Corporation petro-che
polymers
Engro Foods Consumer goods Food products Karachi 2005[19] Dairy prod
Olper's &
brands, p
Friesland
(Netherla
News tele
Broadcasting &
Express News Consumer services Lahore 2008 owned by
entertainment
Group
Faisalabad
Conventional
Electric Supply Utilities Faisalabad 1998 Electrical
electricity
Company
Fauji Fertilizer
Fertilizers
Company Basic materials Specialty chemicals Rawalpindi 1978
Fauji Fou
Limited
Cement, c
Fauji
Conglomerates - Rawalpindi 1954 financials
Foundation
gas, powe
Cement, p
Fecto Group of
Conglomerates - Karachi 1952 products,
Industries
tractors
First Women
Financials Banks Karachi 1989 Governm
Bank
Apparel, a
Recreational
Forward Sports Consumer goods Sialkot 1991 footwear,
products
sports eq
Television
Geo Broadcasting &
Consumer services Karachi 2002 Geo Telev
Entertainment entertainment
Network
Television
Broadcasting &
Geo Kahani Consumer services Karachi 2013 Geo Telev
entertainment
Network
Television
Broadcasting &
Geo News Consumer services Karachi 2002 Geo Telev
entertainment
Network
Sports Te
Broadcasting &
Geo Super Consumer services Karachi 2007 part of Ge
entertainment
Television
Media ho
Geo Television company
Consumer services Media Agencies Karachi 2002
Network of Indepe
Media Co
Commerc
& trucks,
Ghandhara Commercial vehicles
Industrials Karachi 1963 Bibojee G
Isuzu & trucks
venture w
Motors (J
Automoti
commerc
owned by
Group, joi
with Niss
Ghandhara
Consumer goods Automobiles Karachi 1981 & also as
Nissan
manufact
Dongfeng
(China) JA
(China) &
Trucks (F
Ghani Group of Conglomerates - Lahore 1959 Automob
Companies poultry &
mining
Pharmac
GlaxoSmithKline
Health care Pharmaceuticals Karachi 2002 part of
Pakistan
GlaxoSm
Global Industrial
Aerospace & Arms, UA
Defence Industrials Rawalpindi 2007
defense weaponry
Solutions
Gourmet Foods Consumer services Restaurants & bars Lahore 1987 Bakery ch
Gujranwala
Conventional
Electric Power Utilities Gujranwala 1998[20] Electrical
electricity
Company
Commerc
Habib owned by
Metropolitan Financials Banks Karachi 1992 Habib sub
Bank Habib Ba
Zurich (Sw
Electronic
Consumer
Haier Pakistan Consumer goods Lahore 2000 home app
electronics
part of Ha
Hamdard
Yunani &
Laboratories Health care Pharmaceuticals Karachi 1906
medicine
(Waqf) Pakistan
Chemical
financials
Hashoo Group Conglomerates - Karachi 1960
pharmace
technolog
State-own
chemical
Heavy construct
Mechanical Industrials Industrial machinery Taxila 1979 machiner
Complex detectors
machiner
engineeri
Commerc
Commercial vehicles & trucks, j
Hinopak Motors Industrials Karachi 1985
& trucks venture w
Motors (J
Automoti
Atlas Gro
Honda Atlas Consumer goods Automobiles Lahore 1992
venture w
(Japan)
Automob
education
House of Habib Conglomerates - Karachi 1841[21]
industrial
technolog
Television
Broadcasting &
Hum Masala Consumer services Karachi 2006 Hum Netw
entertainment
Limited
Television
Broadcasting &
Hum Sitaray Consumer services Karachi 2013 Hum Netw
entertainment
Limited
Hum TV Consumer services Broadcasting & Karachi 2005 Television
entertainment Hum Netw
Limited
Hyderabad
Conventional
Electric Supply Utilities Hyderabad 1981 Electrical
electricity
Company
Automoti
Hyundai Nishat Nishat Gr
Consumer goods Automobiles Lahore 2017
Motors venture w
Motor (So
Imtiaz Super
Consumer services Specialty retailers Karachi 1955 Retail cha
Market
Independent
Media ho
Media Consumer services Media Agencies Karachi 1945
company
Corporation
Automoti
Indus Motors House of
Consumer goods Automobiles Karachi 1990
Company venture w
Group (Ja
Industrial
State-own
Development Financials Banks Karachi 1961
financial
Bank
Telecomm
Fixed line
Instaphone Telecommunications Islamabad 1991 defunct 2
telecommunications
Millicom
International
Basic materials Iron & steel Karachi 2007 Steel
Steels Limited
Islamabad
Conventional
Electric Supply Utilities Islamabad 1998 Electrical
electricity
Company
Confectio
Ismail
snacks, o
Industries Consumer goods Food products Karachi 1988
CandyLan
Limited
and Snac
Steel, def
Ittefaq Group Basic materials Iron & steel Lahore 1939 acquired
Iron Indus
Ittehad
Basic materials Specialty chemicals Lahore 1964 Chemical
Chemicals
Newspap
Jang Group of
Consumer services Publishing Karachi 1939 Independ
Newspapers
Corporati
Mobile ne
Mobile part of Gl
Jazz Telecommunications Islamabad 2017
telecommunications Telecom
(Netherla
Commerc
JS Bank Financials Banks Karachi 2007
owned by
Banking,
Asset ma
JS Group Financials Financial Services Karachi 1971 financial
managem
investme
Karachi
Shipyard & State-own
Industrials Defense Karachi 1957
Engineering building i
Works
Online ret
Kaymu Consumer services Broadline retailers Karachi 2013 commerc
2016
Electrical
Conventional & Power g
K-Electric Utilities Karachi 1913
electricity owned by
Electric (C
Clothing &
Khaadi Consumer goods Karachi 1999 Clothing
accessories
Khan Research
Industrials Defense Kahuta 1976 State-own
Laboratories
Automoti
venture b
Kia Lucky Yunus Bro
Consumer goods Automobiles Karachi 2017
Motors Group an
Motors (S
Korea)
Lahore Electric
Conventional
Supply Utilities Lahore 1998[23] Electrical
electricity
Company
Consume
food, med
Lakson Group Conglomerates - Karachi 1954 financials
industrial
technolog
Loads Limited Consumer goods Auto Parts Karachi 1979[24] Automob
compone
Confectio
Lotte Kolson Consumer goods Food products Karachi 1942 part of Lo
(South Ko
Cement, p
Building materials &
Lucky Cement Industrials Karachi 1996 Yunus Bro
fixtures
Group
Automoti
commerc
owned by
Group, joi
with Chan
Master Motors Consumer goods Automobiles Karachi 2002
(China) F
Yutong (C
Trucks (It
Mitsubish
(Japan)
Commerc
MCB Bank
Financials Banks Karachi 1947 owned by
Limited
Group
Confectio
Mitchell's Consumer goods Food products Lahore 1933
processin
Mughal Steel Basic materials Iron & steel Lahore 1950 Steel
Muller & Phipps Consumer services Delivery services Karachi 1912 Courier
National
Transmission & Conventional
Utilities Lahore 1998 Power tra
Dispatch electricity
Company
State-own
Business support multinatio
NESPAK Industrials Lahore 1973
services engineeri
consultan
National
Industrials Delivery services Rawalpindi 1978 State-own
Logistics Cell
Refinery,
National Exploration &
Oil & gas Karachi 1963 products,
Refinery production
Attock Gr
Bank, def
NIB Bank Financials Banks Karachi 2003 merged in
Bank
Power ge
Diversified
Nishat Chunian Industrials Lahore 1990 textiles, o
industrials
Nishat Gr
Automob
cement, c
Commod
Nishat Group Conglomerates - Lahore 1951
financials
power, tec
textiles
Fashion r
Nishat Linen Consumer services Apparel retailers Lahore 1951 owned by
Group
State own
Northern Areas
bus & car
Transport Consumer services Travel & tourism Gilgit 1974
for Gilgit-
Corporation
Karakoram
Manufact
packagin
Packages Containers &
Industrials Lahore 1956 items, no
Limited Packaging
papers br
Petal
Automoti
Pak Suzuki
Consumer goods Automobiles Karachi 1983 motorcyc
Motors
Suzuki (J
State-own
Pakistan
Aerospace & aircraft, a
Aeronautical Industrials Kamra 1971
defense equipmen
Complex
UAVs
Pakistan
Chromite
Chrome Mines Basic Materials General mining Muslim Bagh 1902
Magnesit
Ltd
Pakistan Gems
State own
and Jewellery Diversified
Industrials Karachi 2007 and jewel
Development industrials
manufact
Company
Consume
Pakistan Investme
Industrial Credit mortgage
Financials Financial services Karachi[27] 1957
and Investment finance, p
Corporation Temasek
(Singapor
Pakistan
State-own
International Consumer services Airlines Karachi 1946
airline
Airlines
Pakistan State-own
Locomotive Industrials Railroads Risalpur 1993 locomotiv
Factory manufact
Pakistan
Mineral State-own
Basic Materials General mining Islamabad 1974
Development corporatio
Corporation
Pakistan
National
Marine State-own
Shipping Industrials Karachi 1971
transportation cargo/sh
Corporation
(PNSC)
Pakistan Oil & gas Exploration & Rawalpindi 1950 State-own
Oilfields Limited production petroleum
exploratio
subsidiar
Group
Pakistan
Wah State-own
Ordnance Industrials Defense 1951
Cantonment defense, fi
Factories
Pakistan State-own
Exploration &
Petroleum Oil & gas Karachi 1950 petroleum
production
Limited exploratio
State-own
Pakistan Post Consumer services Delivery services Islamabad 1947
courier se
Pakistan Steel
Basic materials Iron & steel Karachi 1973 Steel
Mills
Pakistan
State-own
Television Consumer services Media Agencies Islamabad 1964
holding c
Corporation
Pakistan
Tobacco Consumer goods Tobacco Islamabad 1947 Tobacco
Company
Pearl-
Continental Hotels, pa
Consumer services Hotels Islamabad 1958
Hotels & Hashoo G
Resorts
Electronic
Consumer
PEL Consumer goods Lahore 1956 Home ap
electronics
part of Sa
Peshawar Utilities Conventional Peshawar 1958 Electrical
Electric Power electricity
Company
Television
Broadcasting &
PTV Home Consumer services Islamabad 1964 Pakistan
entertainment
Corporati
News tele
Broadcasting & of Pakista
PTV World Consumer services Islamabad 2013
entertainment Television
Corporati
State own
Fixed line telecomm
PTCL Telecommunications Islamabad 1949
telecommunications joint vent
Etisalat (U
Cell phon
Telecommunications
QMobile Technology Karachi 2009 joint vent
equipment
Gionee (C
Quetta Electric
Conventional
Supply Utilities Quetta 1998[28] Electrical
electricity
Company
Motorcyc
Ravi
Consumer goods Automobiles Lahore 2004 venture w
Motorcycles
(Italy)
Clothing &
Saif Group Consumer goods Islamabad 1927 Textiles
accessories
Dairy prod
Sapphire Group Conglomerates - Lahore 1940 power ge
textiles
Diversified
Servis Group Industrials Lahore 1941 Shoes an
industrials
Shoes ret
Servis Shoes Consumer services Footwear Lahore 1928 manufact
of Servis
Tyres reta
Servis Tyres Consumer goods Tires Lahore 1970 manufact
of Servis
Sugar, pa
Shakarganj Mills Consumer goods Food products Jhang 1967
Shakarga
Food, Ind
Sharif Group Conglomerates - Lahore[29] 1939 transport
poultry, su
Shell Pakistan Consumer services Integrated oil & gas Karachi 1993 Retail fue
Royal Dut
(Netherla
Shezan Beverage
Consumer goods Food products Lahore 1964
International processin
Electric g
energy so
healthcar
industrial
Siemens Diversified
Industrials Karachi 1922 engineeri
Pakistan industrials
equipmen
power ge
part of Si
(Germany
Automoti
authorize
Sigma Motors Consumer goods Automobiles Islamabad 1994 & supplie
SUVs[30] o
Rover (UK
Coal mini
Sindh Engro
power ge
Coal Mining Basic materials Coal Karachi[31] 2009
joint vent
Company
Engro Co
Bicycles,
Recreational health ca
Sohrab Consumer goods Lahore 1953
Products equipmen
equipmen
Standard Commerc
Chartered Financials Banks Karachi 2006 owned by
Pakistan Chartered
Cargo & p
Star Air Aviation Consumer services Airlines Karachi 2000
airline
Fashion &
entertainm
Broadcasting &
Style 360 Consumer services Karachi 2008 television
entertainment
Hum Netw
Limited
Pipeline
Sui Northern
transport
Gas Pipelines Utilities Gas distribution Lahore 1963
natural ga
Limited
regions.
Pipeline
Sui Southern transport
Utilities Gas distribution Karachi 1954
Gas Company natural ga
regions.
Bank, def
merged in
Summit Bank Financials Banks Karachi 2006
Bank, ow
Habib Gro
State-own
astrophys
Aerospace & climatic s
SUPARCO Industrials Karachi 1961
defense satellites
space res
technolog
Tea mark
Tapal Tea Consumer goods Food products Karachi 1945
retailer
Mobile ne
Telenor Mobile
Telecommunications Islamabad 2004 part of Te
Pakistan telecommunications
(Norway)
Fixed line
Transworld Telecommunications Peshawar 2006 Telecomm
telecommunications
Automoti
brand nam
Battery), p
products,
Treet Group of
Conglomerates - Lahore 1952 shaving p
Companies
pharmace
brand nam
(Renacon
trading[32
Tribal Electric
Conventional
Supply Utilities Peshawar 2004 Electrical
electricity
Company
Tuwairqi Steel
Basic materials Iron & steel Karachi 1979[33] Steel
Mills
Mobile Mobile ne
Ufone Telecommunications Islamabad 2001
telecommunications part of Et
Unilever Personal
Pakistan Consumer goods Personal products Karachi 1948 part of Un
Limited (UK/Neth
Automoti
United Auto motorcyc
Consumer goods Automobiles Lahore 1999
Industries rickshaws
manufact
Commerc
& trucks,
distributo
of Volvo`s
Commercial vehicles trucks, co
Volvo Pakistan Industrials Lahore 1984
& trucks equipmen
engines, o
Panasian
venture w
(Sweden)
Mobile ne
defunct 2
Mobile
Warid Pakistan Telecommunications Karachi 2004 merged in
telecommunications
Pakistan,
Warid Tel
Water and
Power State-own
Utilities Multiutilities Lahore 1958
Development and Hydro
Authority
Telecomm
Fixed line
Wateen Telecommunications Lahore 2005 owned by
telecommunications
Telecom
Broadban
Fixed line
wi-tribe Telecommunications Islamabad 2007 Internet s
telecommunications
provider
Fixed line
Worldcall Telecommunications Lahore 1996 Telecomm
telecommunications
Automob
Yousuf Dewan cement, c
Conglomerates - Karachi 1916
Companies industrial
mills, text
Yunus Brothers Conglomerates - Karachi 1962 Automob
Group cement, c
textiles
Mobile ne
Mobile
Zong Pakistan Telecommunications Islamabad 2008 part of Ch
telecommunications
(China)
Surface mining in Sindh.
See also
List of banks in Pakistan
List of hospitals in Pakistan
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