Lakson Group
{{Short description|Pakistani corporate}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Lakson Group
| logo = Lakson Group logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| type = Corporate group
| founder = Sultan Ali Lakhani
Iqbal Ali Lakhani
| foundation = {{start date and age|1954}}
| location = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
| area_served = Pakistan
| key_people = Iqbal Ali Lakhani (chairman)
| products =
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| homepage = {{URL|lakson.com.pk}}
}}
The Lakson Group ({{IPA|ur|ˈlæk.sən}} {{respell|LAK-sən}}) is a group of companies headquartered in Karachi, Sindh.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1081402/greater-than-rs1-billion-the-best-performing-mutual-funds/|title=Greater than Rs1 billion: The best performing mutual funds |date=9 April 2016|publisher=The Express Tribune|accessdate=31 January 2019}}{{cite web|title = Company Structure: Lakson Group|url = http://lakson.com.pk/?page_id=108|website = lakson.com.pk|accessdate =31 January 2019}}
History
Subsidiaries
= Listed =
- Century Insurance Company Limited, general insurance business{{Cite web|url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/3279360|title=Century Insurance Company - promises peace of mind|date=18 May 2006|website=Brecorder}}
- Century Paper and Board Mills Limited, producer of packaging boards{{Cite web|url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40303531|title=Century Paper & Board Mills Limited|first=B. R.|last=Research|date=15 May 2024|website=Brecorder}}
- Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan, manufacture and sale of detergents, personal care, and other related products in Pakistan[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=38969395 Company Overview of The Lakson Group on bloomberg.com website] Retrieved 31 January 2019
- Merit Packaging Limited, active in printing and packaging{{Cite web|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/05/02/an-activist-investor-takes-merit-packaging-out-for-a-spin/|title=An activist investor takes Merit Packaging out for a spin|first=Ariba|last=Shahid|date=2 May 2021|website=Profit by Pakistan Today}}{{Cite web|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2024/01/14/merit-packaging-is-selling-off-its-land-and-building-why/|title=Merit Packaging is selling off its land and building. Why?|first=Haris|last=Javed|date=14 January 2024|website=Profit by Pakistan Today}}
= Unlisted =
- 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{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1476691|title=Pakistan's internet capacity to be increased by 96 Tb/s with new submarine cable system|date=17 April 2019|website=DAWN.COM}}
- StormFiber, Internet, and television service provider{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1754694/stormfiber-expands-multan-even-taxes-bite|title=StormFiber expands to Multan even as taxes bite |date=11 July 2018|website=The Express Tribune}}{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1831763/quetta-added-high-speed-internet-network|title=Quetta added to high-speed internet network|date=23 October 2018|website=The Express Tribune}}
- Sybrid, business process outsourcing{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2290722/facilitation-hub-to-give-fillip-to-tourism|title=Facilitation hub to give fillip to tourism|first=Wisal|last=Yousafzai|date=22 March 2021|website=The Express Tribune}}
- Ice Animations, VFX, and animation{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1514619|title=SPOTLIGHT: REANIMATING ANIMATION IN PAKISTAN|first=Mohammad Kamran|last=Jawaid|date=3 November 2019|website=DAWN.COM}}{{Cite web|url=https://magtheweekly.com/detail/3596-pakistans-gaming-and-animation-industry|title=PAKISTAN'S Gaming and Animation Industry | Focus - MAG THE WEEKLY|website=magtheweekly.com}}
- NayaPay, digital wallet and payment system.{{Cite web|title=State Bank of Pakistan grants EMI License to NayaPay|url=https://www.nayapay.com/news/commercial-approval|access-date=2021-09-12|website=www.nayapay.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=State Bank of Pakistan grants EMI License to NayaPay|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1643922|access-date=2021-09-12|website=DAWN|date=2 September 2021 |language=en}}
- Lakson Investments Limited, independent asset manager
- McDonald's Pakistan
- Ajinomoto Lakson Pakistan, produces seasonings, cooking oils, TV dinners, sweeteners, amino acids, and pharmaceuticals{{Cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Ajinomoto-to-offer-halal-seasonings-in-Pakistan|title=Ajinomoto to offer halal seasonings in Pakistan|website=Nikkei Asia}}
- 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-03|title='Fly Jinnah': Pakistan's Lakson Group, Air Arabia to start new low-cost airline|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1644281|access-date=2021-09-13|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}
=Former subsidiaries=
- Clover Pakistan, formerly distributed Tang, Toblerone, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and Titan watches in Pakistan{{Cite web|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/11/14/after-a-lucky-streak-clover-stumbles-in-2020/|title=After a lucky streak, Clover stumbles in 2020|first=Profit|last=Report|date=14 November 2020|website=Profit by Pakistan Today}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40249009|title=Clover Pakistan Limited|first=B. R.|last=Research|date=21 June 2023|website=Brecorder}}
- Tetley Clover{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/131674/tetley-tea-to-hit-market-in-first-quarter-of-04|title=Tetley tea to hit market in first quarter of '04|first=Aamir Shafaat|last=Khan|date=31 December 2003|website=DAWN.COM}}{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/101754/tata-to-start-operations-in-pakistan-from-oct-joint-venture-in-tea-making|title=Tata to start operations in Pakistan from Oct: Joint venture in tea making|first=Aamir Shafaat|last=Khan|date=14 May 2003|website=DAWN.COM}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tetleyclover.com/flash.html|title=Welcome to Tetley|date=26 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526112108/http://www.tetleyclover.com/flash.html |archive-date=26 May 2007 }}
- Lakson Tobacco
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.lakson.com.pk/}}
{{Express TV}}
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Category:Conglomerate companies of Pakistan
Category:Companies based in Karachi
Category:Conglomerate companies established in 1954
Category:Pakistani companies established in 1954
Category:Mass media companies established in 1954
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