Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited is a Pakistani tobacco manufacturer based in Islamabad. It is a subsidiary of British American Tobacco.[2] It is headquartered in Islamabad, Pakistan and is the biggest cigarette maker in Pakistan. It has two factories, located in Akora Khattak near Nowshera, and in Jhelum.
History
Pakistan Tobacco Company was incorporated in 1947 immediately after independence, when it took over the business of the Imperial Tobacco Company of British India which had been operational in the South Asia since 1905.[3]
In 1956, Pakistan Tobacco Company was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.[4]
It has evolved from being just a single factory operation to a company which is involved in every aspect of cigarette production, from tobacco cultivation to packaging.
BPO hub
Pakistan Tobacco Company will establish its Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) hub in Pakistan, which will serve the Asia Pacific and Middle East region. The hub will serve in parallel to the BPO hub in Malaysia. The company already had a BPO hub in Romania and Costa Rica.[5][6][7][8]
Factories
The company operates two factories in following cities:
- Jhelum
- Akora Khattak, Nowshera
See also
- Tobacco industry in Pakistan
External links
References
- PTC Annual Report 2022 ptc.com.pk, retrieved 6 December 2023^
- Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited April 16, 2019^
- Dilawar Hussain. Pakistan Tobacco Company: CORPORATE PROFILE DAWN.COM, October 10, 2002^
- Pakistan Tobacco Company^
- Ali Ahmed. Pakistan Tobacco Company to establish BPO hub, will generate thousands of jobs Brecorder, 2020-12-17, retrieved 2020-12-24^
- British American Tobacco shifting key business to Pakistan www.thenews.com.pk, retrieved 2020-12-24^
- TLTP. 'PTC to set up BPO hub for Asia Pacific, Middle East in Pakistan' Profit by Pakistan Today, 2020-12-17, retrieved 2020-12-24^
- Shahzad Paracha. British American Tobacco to set up business services hub in Pakistan Profit by Pakistan Today, 2020-12-23, retrieved 2020-12-24^