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Bestway Group
Bestway Group Limited is a British Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded by Anwar Pervez, Sir Anwar Pervez in 1976. The group operates in the United Kingdom and Pakistan, and is currently based in London. The group originally began as Bestway Wholesale. The group would form property firm Palmbest in 1990, and Bestway Cement in 1995. In 2002, the group acquired a minority share in United Bank Limited, United Bank in Pakistan, later becoming its majority shareholder. In 2015, the group founded Well Pharmacy in Britain, and in 2023 acquired a minority stake in the British supermarket chain Sainsbury's. History Bestway Wholesale was established in 1976. The Group set up its first Bestway Cement cement plant in 1995 in Hattar in the KP Province of Pakistan, with an initial investment of US$120.0 million. The plant's initial capacity was 0.99 million tonnes per annum, this was enhanced to 1.17 million tonnes per annum at a cost of US$10 million in 2002. In October 2002 Bestw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Anwar Pervez
Sir Mohammed Anwar Pervez OBE, Hilal-i-Pakistan, HPk (; born 15 March 1935) is a Pakistani-born British billionaire businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Bestway Group. According to the ''Sunday Times Rich List'', in 2020 Pervez's net worth was £3.1 billion, and the richest Pakistan-born Briton in the UK. The Sunday Times Rich List 2021, 2021 list gave his family's assets as £1.364 billion, placing them 125th on the list. Early life Mohammed Anwar Pervez was born on 15 March 1935 to a subsistence farming family in Rawalpindi, then under British Empire, British rule. He did his matriculation in Pakistan. He studied at Forman Christian College. In 1956, he moved to the UK at the age of 21. Career His first paid employment was as a telephone operator for Pakistan's state-owned telecommunications company PTCL. At PTCL, he used to work for a month and most of it was spent on anti-malaria medications. In 1956, Pervez emigrated to England. He initially worked as a bus c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Bank Limited Pakistan
United Bank Limited (often abbreviated as UBL) is a Pakistani bank headquartered at I.I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi. It is a subsidiary of British multinational conglomerate, Bestway Group. Founded by Agha Hasan Abedi in 1959, UBL saw its first branch open on I.I. Chundrigar Road in November of the same year. By 1960, the bank had additional branches in Lahore and Faisalabad (then Lyallpur), as well as Dhaka, Chittagong, and Narayanganj in what was then East Pakistan. The bank was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan in 1974 through the Banks Nationalization Act. The government sold its majority stake in 2002 to Abu Dhabi Group and Bestway Group who retain control to date as of 2025. UBL is Pakistan's largest bank by market capitalization, third-largest by total assets, and fourth-largest by tier 1 capital. It is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange and has been designated as a domestic systemically important bank (D-SIB) by the State Bank of Pakistan. History Agha Has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Centre For Philanthropy
The Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) is an independent not-for-profit support organisation based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded in 2001, PCP is promoting indigenous philanthropy for social development across the country, and is probably the first philanthropy-support organisation in the Islamic world. PCP functions as the umbrella organisation of not-for-profit organisations. It conducts performance evaluation of not-for-profit organisations on behalf the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of the Government of Pakistan. It is a designated certification agency, which is insofar important, as not-for-profit organisations working in the country are required to seek approval of the Commissioner of Inland Revenue for their official recognition. Only with the approval these organisations can avail other tax benefits including tax credit and exemption. By early 2021, PCP had certified more than 1200 organisations across Pakistan. PCP promotes altruistic efforts of national and intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million, and the largest in Northern England. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport, Tameside, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury and City of Salford, Salford. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (''castra'') of Mamucium, ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers River Medlock, Medlock and River Irwell, Irwell. Throughout the Middle Ages, Manchester remained a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times
''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (founded in 1821), are published by Times Media, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' were founded independently and have had common ownership only since 1966. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. ''The Times'' was the first newspaper to bear that name, inspiring numerous other papers around the world. In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as or , although the newspaper is of national scope and distribution. ''The Times'' had an average daily circulation of 365,880 in March 2020; in the same period, ''The Sunday Times'' had an average weekly circulation of 647,622. The two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silkbank
Silkbank Limited was a Pakistani commercial bank headquartered in Karachi. Founded in 1994 as Prudential Commercial Bank, it was renamed as Saudi Pak Commercial Bank in 2001 and as Silkbank in 2008. It was the smallest bank in Pakistan. In 2024, the State Bank of Pakistan approved Silkbank’s merger with United Bank Limited (UBL). The process was finalized in March 2025, with Silkbank officially integrating into the UBL through a share-swap agreement. History Silkbank was founded in 1994 as Prudential Commercial Bank. It began commercial operations on May 7, 1995. It was subsequently listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. In September 2001, Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company acquired Prudential Commercial Bank and renamed it as Saudi Pak Commercial Bank. In March 2008, a consortium comprising International Finance Corporation, Bank of Muscat, Nomura, and Sinthos Capital, led by Pakistani banker Shaukat Tarin, acquired a majority stake in Saudi Pak Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Bank Of Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is the central bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974, when the bank was nationalised and the scope of its functions was considerably enlarged. The State Bank of Pakistan Act 1956, with subsequent amendments, forms the basis of its operations today. The headquarters are located in the financial capital of the country in Karachi. The bank has a fully owned subsidiary with the name SBP Banking Services Corporation (SBP-BSC), the operational arm of the Central Bank with Branch Office in 16 cities across Pakistan, including the capital Islamabad and the four provincial capitals Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta. The State Bank of Pakistan has other fully owned subsidiaries as well: National Institute of Banking and Finance, the training arm of the bank providing training to Commercial Banks, the Deposit Protection Corporation, and ownershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Bank Of Pakistan
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is a Pakistani government-owned multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. As of December 2022, it has over 1,500 branches across Pakistan. The bank provides various commercial and public sector banking services, including the debt-equity market, corporate investment banking, retail and consumer banking, agricultural financing, treasury services. In the year 2020, the bank was designated domestic systemically important bank (D-SIB) by the State Bank of Pakistan. History The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) was established in 1949 under the National Bank of Pakistan Ordinance as a government-owned bank. Initially, NBP functioned as an agent of the central bank in areas where the State Bank of Pakistan did not have branches and managed government treasury operations. The bank's first branches were situated in the jute-growing regions of East Pakistan, followed by offices i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibby Line
Bibby Line is a UK company concerned with shipping and marine operations. Its parent company, Bibby Line Group Limited, can be traced back to John Bibby who founded the company in 1807. The company along with the group is based in Liverpool. It owns the Bibby Stockholm, used in August 2023 to accommodate asylum seekers at Portland Port before it was evacuated on 11 August 2023 due to legionella on board and amid fire safety concerns. History The Bibby Line was founded in 1807 by the first John Bibby (1775–1840). The history of Calderstones Park in Liverpool notes that 'although John Bibby & Co was founded in 1807, the year Britain abolished the slave trade, the family’s business activities and investments can be traced back further. Prior to abolition, as a metals trader and ship broker, John Sr. held a stake in three slaving voyages on the ships ''Harmonie'', ''Eagle'' and ''Sally. The ships can be found on the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database using the voy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costcutter
Costcutter is a convenience shop symbol group operating as two separate entities with different ownerships in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It previously had stores in Poland. The shops are independently owned and join the groups, paying a fee for marketing and branding support and purchasing their stock from the brand owners. By 2006, there were some 1,400 shops under the Costcutter brand, with the majority of shops being in the United Kingdom, and 120 shops in Ireland and 52 in Poland. United Kingdom Costcutter was founded in 1986, by Colin Graves."Nisa's chairman to step down" ''Yorkshire Post'', 2 November 2006 A propo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bargain Booze
Bargain Booze is a chain of off licence shops, that operates in the United Kingdom. Established in 1981 in Sandbach, it grew to 836 shops and established the Bargain Booze Select Convenience shop franchise. From 2013 to April 2018, it was owned by Conviviality plc, who also owned the Wine Rack chain. Both brands were acquired by Bestway on 6 April 2018. History The company originates from a wholesale wine and spirits business, founded by Allan Whittle and Robert Mayor. In 1981, they opened their first retail outlet in Sandbach, Cheshire. The first Bargain Booze franchise opened in 1988, and was the first time the ''Bargain Booze'' fascia was used. In January 2000, Whittle & Mayor sold the company to BWG Foods. In July 2002, BWG was bought out by Electra Partners. A management buyout backed by a private equity firm, ECI Partners, took over the company for £63.5 million in 2006. Until July 2013, ECI remained the majority shareholder when the company floated on the Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Co-operative Pharmacy
Well, is the second largest overall pharmacy chain after the company Boots in the United Kingdom. It is the largest pharmacy chain in Wales. It is owned by the conglomerate Bestway. The Co-operative Group, the previous owners of the chain, announced in July 2014 that they had come to an agreement to divest their pharmacy business to the Bestway Group for £620 million. The sale was completed in October 2014 and Bestway was given a licence to continue using the Co-operative brand for 12 months. In 2015, Bestway began to rebrand the company as Well. Other retail co-operatives in the United Kingdom, such as Midcounties Co-operative, continued to operate Co-op Pharmacy branded stores, and these were not affected by the sale. History The Co-operative Pharmacy The Co-operative Pharmacy was previously the trading name of National Co-operative Chemists, part of Co-operative Group Healthcare based in Rochdale, and Belfast Co-operative Chemists, a wholly owned subsidiary operating in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
