Lakson Group
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| Type | Corporate group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founder | Sultan Ali Lakhani Iqbal Ali Lakhani |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Area served | Pakistan |
| Key people | Iqbal Ali Lakhani (chairman) |
| Website | lakson |
The Lakson Group (Urdu pronunciation: [ˈlæk.sən] LAK-sən) is a group of companies headquartered in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]It was founded in 1954 and is owned by the Lakhani family.[1]
Subsidiaries
[edit]Listed
[edit]- Century Insurance Company Limited, general insurance business[4]
- Century Paper and Board Mills Limited, producer of packaging boards[5]
- Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan, manufacture and sale of detergents, personal care, and other related products in Pakistan[1]
- Merit Packaging Limited, active in printing and packaging[6][7]
Unlisted
[edit]- Century Publications, incorporated in 1998, publishes Urdu and Sindhi daily newspapers Express and Daily Sindh Express
- Express News, Urdu-language TV news channel
- Express 24/7, English- 24-hours TV news channel (now closed down)
- Express Entertainment, Urdu-language Entertainment channel
- The Daily Express, Urdu daily in Pakistan
- The Express Tribune, English-language newspaper
- Cybernet, internet, and data communication network service provider[8]
- Sybrid, business process outsourcing[11]
- NayaPay, digital wallet and payment system.[14][15]
- Lakson Investments Limited, independent asset manager
- McDonald's Pakistan[1]
- Ajinomoto Lakson Pakistan, produces seasonings, cooking oils, TV dinners, sweeteners, amino acids, and pharmaceuticals[16]
- Princeton Travels (Private) Limited, an IATA accredited travel agency and an active member of International travel forums like ASTA, PATA, UFTAA & TAAP
- Fly Jinnah, a joint venture between Lakson Group and Air Arabia. It adopts the low cost model similar to that of Air Arabia.[17]
Former subsidiaries
[edit]- Clover Pakistan, formerly distributed Tang, Toblerone, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and Titan watches in Pakistan[18][19]
- Tetley Clover[20][21][22]
- Lakson Tobacco
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Company Overview of The Lakson Group on bloomberg.com website Retrieved 31 January 2019
- ↑ "Greater than Rs1 billion: The best performing mutual funds". The Express Tribune. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ "Company Structure: Lakson Group". lakson.com.pk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ "Century Insurance Company - promises peace of mind". Brecorder. 18 May 2006.
- ↑ Research, B. R. (15 May 2024). "Century Paper & Board Mills Limited". Brecorder.
- ↑ Shahid, Ariba (2 May 2021). "An activist investor takes Merit Packaging out for a spin". Profit by Pakistan Today.
- ↑ Javed, Haris (14 January 2024). "Merit Packaging is selling off its land and building. Why?". Profit by Pakistan Today.
- ↑ "Pakistan's internet capacity to be increased by 96 Tb/s with new submarine cable system". DAWN.COM. 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "StormFiber expands to Multan even as taxes bite". The Express Tribune. 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Quetta added to high-speed internet network". The Express Tribune. 23 October 2018.
- ↑ Yousafzai, Wisal (22 March 2021). "Facilitation hub to give fillip to tourism". The Express Tribune.
- ↑ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (3 November 2019). "SPOTLIGHT: REANIMATING ANIMATION IN PAKISTAN". DAWN.COM.
- ↑ "PAKISTAN'S Gaming and Animation Industry | Focus - MAG THE WEEKLY". magtheweekly.com.
- ↑ "State Bank of Pakistan grants EMI License to NayaPay". www.nayapay.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ↑ "State Bank of Pakistan grants EMI License to NayaPay". DAWN. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ↑ "Ajinomoto to offer halal seasonings in Pakistan". Nikkei Asia.
- ↑ "'Fly Jinnah': Pakistan's Lakson Group, Air Arabia to start new low-cost airline". DAWN.COM. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ Report, Profit (14 November 2020). "After a lucky streak, Clover stumbles in 2020". Profit by Pakistan Today.
- ↑ Research, B. R. (21 June 2023). "Clover Pakistan Limited". Brecorder.
- ↑ Khan, Aamir Shafaat (31 December 2003). "Tetley tea to hit market in first quarter of '04". DAWN.COM.
- ↑ Khan, Aamir Shafaat (14 May 2003). "Tata to start operations in Pakistan from Oct: Joint venture in tea making". DAWN.COM.
- ↑ "Welcome to Tetley". 26 May 2007. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007.