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Headquarters
  
Karachi

Founded
  
1954

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Key people
  
Iqbal Ali Lakhani (Chairman) Amin Lakhani Sultan Ali Lakhani Zulfiqar Lakhani

Website
  
http://www.lakson.com.pk/

Subsidiaries
  
Sybrid Pvt., Ltd., Accuray Surgicals Limited, Sybird pvt, Ltd.

The Lakson Group is a business group, headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan that was founded in 1954. The conglomerate is run by the Lakhani brothers, and is currently chaired by Iqbal Ali Lakhani. His siblings are Amin Lakhani, Sultan Lakhani and Zulfiqar Lakhani. The Group's portfolio consists of detergents and soaps, toothpaste, food products, fast food restaurants, insurance, internet services, software, paper and board, printing, powdered beverages and tea, packaging, publications, surgical instruments and textiles.

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Etymology

The Lakson Group derives from the name Lakhani and Sons stylised as Lakson.

Media

  • Express News, Urdu-language news channel
  • Express 24/7, English-language 24-hour news channel (closed down)
  • Express Entertainment, Urdu-language Entertainment channel
  • Times TV, Urdu-language entertainment and news channel (rumored to be shutting down September 17, 2013)
  • The Daily Express, No. 2 Urdu daily in Pakistan
  • Express Tribune, English newspaper
  • Century Publications, Incorporated in 1998, publishes Urdu daily newspaper 'Express'

    • Other

  • Accuray Surgicals Limited are
  • Century Insurance Company
  • Century Paper and Board Mills
  • Century Power Generation Limited
  • Clover Pakistan (PVT) Ltd.
  • Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan
  • Cybernet Internet Service (Private) Limited
  • Ice Animations
  • Lakson Business Solutions Limited ,Software Solution Provider
  • Lakson Investments Limited
  • Merit Packaging Limited
  • Ajinomoto Lakson Pakistan Pvt. Ltd.
  • Princeton Travels (Private) Limited
  • SIZA Foods (Private) Limited (McDonald's)
  • Sybrid (Pvt) Limited
  • Tetley Clover Pakistan (Private) Limited
  • Tritex Cotton Mills Limited
  • Titan

    • Foreign affiliations

  • Colgate-Palmolive Company Incorporation (USA)

    • Equity holding in Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited

  • Kraft General Foods Incorporation (USA)

    • Licensing arrangement with Clover Pakistan Limited, with equity participation option

  • McDonald’s Corporation (USA)

    • Equity in Siza Foods (Private) Limited

  • Philip Morris International Finance Corporation (USA) &

    • Rothmans International (UK) Equity in Lakson Tobacco Company Limited

  • Tetley Overseas Holdings Limited

    • 50:50 Joint Venture with Tetley Clover (Private) Limited

  • Meezan Construction Solutions (Lahore Pakistan)

    • References

    Lakson Group Wikipedia
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