The Lakson Group ( ) is a

group of companies A corporate group, company group or business group, also formally known as a group of companies, is a collection of parent and subsidiary corporations that function as a single economic entity through a common source of control. These types of gr ...

headquartered in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

History

It was founded in 1954 and is owned by the Lakhani family.

Subsidiaries

Listed

* Century Insurance Company Limited, general insurance business * Century Paper and Board Mills Limited, producer of packaging boards *

Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan, formerly known as National Detergents Limited is a Pakistani consumer goods company which is a subsidiary of American multinational company Colgate-Palmolive. It was founded in 1977 and is based in Karachi, Pakistan ...

, manufacture and sale of detergents, personal care, and other related products in PakistanCompany Overview of The Lakson Group on bloomberg.com website
Retrieved 31 January 2019 * Merit Packaging Limited, active in printing and packaging

Unlisted

* Century Publications, incorporated in 1998, publishes Urdu and Sindhi daily newspapers ''Express'' and ''Daily Sindh Express'' ** Express News, Urdu-language TV news channel **

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, English- 24-hours TV news channel (now closed down) **

Express Entertainment The Lakson Group ( ) is a group of companies headquartered in Karachi, Sindh. History It was founded in 1954 and is owned by the Lakhani family. Subsidiaries Listed * Century Insurance Company Limited, general insurance business * Centu ...

, Urdu-language Entertainment channel ** ''

The Daily Express The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first published as a broadsheet i ...

'', Urdu daily in Pakistan ** ''

The Express Tribune ''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the '' Lakson Group'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the '' Intern ...

'', English-language newspaper *

Cybernet ''Cybernet'' (also known as Interactive) was a weekly video gaming magazine programme, originally broadcast overnight on the ITV network in the United Kingdom. The programme was commissioned by ''Yorkshire Television'' and produced by ''Caprico ...

, internet, and data communication network service provider ** StormFiber, Internet, and television service provider * Sybrid, business process outsourcing ** Ice Animations, VFX, and animation * NayaPay, digital wallet and payment system. * Lakson Investments Limited, independent asset manager * McDonald's Pakistan *

Ajinomoto is a Japanese multinational food and biotechnology corporation which produces seasonings, cooking oils, frozen food Freezing food Food preservation, preserves it from the time it is prepared to the time it is eaten. Since early times, farm ...

Lakson Pakistan, produces seasonings, cooking oils, TV dinners, sweeteners, amino acids, and pharmaceuticals * Princeton Travels (Private) Limited, an

IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA ) is an airline trade association founded in 1945. IATA has been described as a cartel since, in addition to setting technical standards for airlines, IATA also organized tariff conferences tha ...

accredited travel agency and an active member of International travel forums like ASTA, PATA, UFTAA & TAAP *

Fly Jinnah Fly Jinnah or FJ is a first low-cost carrier (LCC) owned and operated jointly by Lakson Group of Pakistan and Air Arabia Group of the United Arab Emirates. The joint venture was announced on 3 September 2021. The airline is based in Karachi and ...

, a joint venture between Lakson Group and

Air Arabia Air Arabia ( ''al-ʿArabiyya Lit-Ṭayarāan'') is an Emirati low-cost airline with its head office in the A1 Building Sharjah Freight Center, Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The airline operates scheduled services to ...

. It adopts the low cost model similar to that of Air Arabia.

Former subsidiaries

* Clover Pakistan, formerly distributed Tang,

Toblerone Toblerone ( , ) is a Swiss chocolate brand owned by Mondelez International (originally Kraft Foods Inc, Kraft Foods). Until 2022, it was produced exclusively in Bern, Switzerland, when a smaller, limited part of the portfolio began production i ...

, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and

Titan Titan most often refers to: * Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn * Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology Titan or Titans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities Fictional locations * Titan in fiction, fictiona ...

watches in Pakistan * Tetley Clover *

Lakson Tobacco Philip Morris Pakistan, formerly known as Lakson Tobacco Company, is a Pakistani tobacco manufacturing company which is a subsidiary of Philip Morris International. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The company is involved in the manufactu ...

References

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* Conglomerate companies of Pakistan Companies based in Karachi Conglomerate companies established in 1954 Pakistani companies established in 1954 Mass media companies established in 1954 {{Pakistan-company-stub