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Fertilizer corporation in Pakistan
National Fertilizer Corporation of Pakistan (known as NFC ) is a
government owned corporation based in
Lahore . It is under the administrative control of the
Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan) .
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History
It was established by the
Government of Pakistan in August 1973 to start the
Fertilizer Industry in Pakistan.
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Syed Babar Ali Chief Executive Officer
Packages Limited was the first Chairman of
National Fertilizer Corporation appointed by
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto the then
Prime Minister of Pakistan . He did not draw any salary, against his services, during his tenure as Chairman. Mr.
F. S. Aijazuddin remained as First General Manager Personnel & Administration at NFC who was later appointed as Principal
Aitchison College
Lahore
Pakistan
Riaz Bukhari, Ahmad Maqbool Shah, Zahur Ahmad Khan, Lt. General Agha Nek Muhammad, Major General Ijaz Amjad, Major General Mohammad Mohsin, Major General Zafar Abbas, Malik Khalid, Rizwan Mumtaz, Shahid Amin, Shafqat ur Rahman Ranjha, Arif Ibrahim, Khizar Hayat Khan and Umar Saeed also remained Chairmen of NFC. Secretary Industries & Production Govt. of Pakistan is the Chief Principal Officer of NFC.
During the period of 1991 to 2008, under the Government Privatization Policy, all the Fertilizer Plants were Privatized.
Founder Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
General Manager
Company Secretary
Senior Manager
Former subsidiaries
Pak-China Fertilizers, Haripur Hazara
Pak-Saudi Fertilizers, Mirpur Mathelo
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Pak-Arab Fertilizers, Multan
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Pak-American Fertilizers, Daudkhel
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National Fertilizer Marketing Ltd. Lahore,
Lyallpur Chemicals, Jaranwala
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Hazara Phosphate, Haripur
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Research institutions established by NFC
For research purpose and to train workforce, it established two academic and one research institutes.
Academic institutes are:
and one research institute is:
National Fertilizer Marketing Limited, Lahore
References
^ Zafar Bhutta (6 December 2020).
"Govt to divest shares in four entities" . The Express Tribune (newspaper) . Retrieved 18 May 2021 .
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Assurance to fertilizer dealers Dawn (newspaper), Published 4 May 2003, Retrieved 18 May 2021
^ Abdul Salam (October 2012).
"Review of Input and Output Policies for Cereals Production in Pakistan" (PDF) . International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC . Retrieved 18 May 2021 .
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"Pakistan's fertilizer subsidy conundrum" . Profit by Pakistan Today . August 15, 2021.
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"FFC-Pak Saudi deal: an analysis" . DAWN.COM . April 15, 2002.
^ Andelman, David A. (July 31, 1977).
"A Pakistani Capitalist Runs a Nationalized Industry" – via NYTimes.com.
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"PAFL sell-off LoA issued to Ibrahim Fibres cancelled" . DAWN.COM . April 5, 2006.
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"Lyallpur Chemicals" . DAWN.COM . February 10, 2007.
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"Hazara Phosphate attracts highest bid of Rs1.34bn" . DAWN.COM . September 26, 2008.
^ Mushtaq Ghumman (24 October 2020).
"Ministry says unable to implement SOE restructuring plan" . Business Recorder (newspaper) . Retrieved 18 May 2021 .
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