Bahria Foundation (Urdu: موئسسہِ بحریہ) is a Pakistani conglomerate company based in Karachi, Pakistan.[1] The business is run by the Pakistan Navy and was established for welfare of its employees in 1982.[2][3]
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| Founded | 1982 |
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| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
Key people | Vice Admiral (R) Shah Sohail Masood |
| Website | bahriafoundation |
It is currently headed by Vice Admiral (R) Shah Sohail Masood.[4]
History
editBahria Foundation was founded in 1981 under the Charitable Endowments Act of 1889 by Pakistan Navy with an initial investment of Rs 3 million.[5]
Subsidiaries
editIt owns following assets:
- Bahria Bakery[5]
- Bahria Catering and Decoration[5]
- Bahria Construction[5]
- Bahria Classification Society[6]
- Bahria Coastal Services[5]
- Bahria Deep Sea Fishing[5]
- Bahria Diving and Salvage International[5]
- Bahria Dredging Company Limited[7]
- Bahria Transshipment Hub of Pakistan Limited[8]
- Bahria Enterprise Systems and Technologies[9]
- Bahria Harbor Services[5]
- Maritime Technical & Support Services[10]
- Bahria Maritime Services Pvt Ltd[11]
- Maritime Works Organization[12]
- Bahria Recruiting Agency[13]
- Bahria Security Systems & Services[14]
- Bahria Travels[5][15]
- Bahria Paints[5]
- Bahria Pharmacy[16]
- Bahria Education And Training System[17]
- Bahria Maritime Works Organization
- Al-Falah Trading Agency[18]
- Bahria Filling Station[19]
- Bahria Shipping[5]
- Bahria Ship Breaking[5]
Proposed
edit- Sino Pak Refinery (Planned)
- Bahria Foundation LNG Terminal Project (Planned)[20]
Education
editLegal issues
editBahria Town brand name controversy
editIn a significant legal dispute, business tycoon Malik Riaz was ordered by a Rawalpindi district court to pay Rs388.13 million as compensation to the Bahria Foundation for unauthorized use of the ‘Bahria’ brand name for his housing society. The dispute began in 1996 when Hussain Global, representing Riaz, partnered with the Bahria Foundation to establish Asia’s largest private housing society, Bahria Town. Despite an agreement to cease using naval nomenclature for his housing society, a case was filed against Riaz in 2002. Despite the setback, Riaz’s legal adviser has stated they will appeal the verdict.[21][22][23]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wasim, Amir (21 July 2016). "50 commercial entities being run by armed forces". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Bahria Foundation to establish RLNG terminal at Sonmiani". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Bahria Foundation". bahriafoundation.com.
- ^ "Vice Admiral (Retd) Shah Sohail Masood appointed new MD Bahria Foundation". Pakistan Observer (newspaper). 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Brömmelhörster, Jörn; Paes, Wolf-Christian (2004). The Military as an Economic Actor: Soldiers in Business. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 128. ISBN 9780333999288.
The Navy was the last to establish its own welfare foundation in 1981 under a legal act similar to the others. It received an initial grant of Rs 3 million from the PN's own welfare funds. Unlike the other foundations, Bahria's ventures are fairly small and most of these are carried out through private investment.
- ^ "Bahria Classification Society - Bahria Foundation". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Bahria Dredging Company Limited - Bahria Foundation". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Home". BAHRIA TRANSHIPMENT HUB OF PAKISTAN LIMITED.
- ^ "Home". Bahria Enterprise Systems and Technologies.
- ^ "Maritime Technical & Support Services". www.mtss.net.pk.
- ^ "Bahria Maritime Services Pvt Ltd. - Bahria Foundation". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Maritime Works Organization - Bahria Foundation". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Bahria Recruitment Agency | Bahria Foundation". bahriarecruitment.com.pk.
- ^ Bahria Security Systems
- ^ "Bahria Travels". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Bahria Pharmacy - Bahria Foundation". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Bahria Education & Training System – Bahria Foundation A Trusted Partner".
- ^ "Army the second largest employer". DAWN.COM. 25 January 2004.
- ^ "Commercial Businesses - Bahria Foundation". Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Desk, Monitoring (19 June 2018). "Bahria Foundation to establish RLNG terminal at Sonmiani". Profit by Pakistan Today.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/117238 /
- ^ "Business tycoon Malik Riaz loses 'Bahria' brand name". 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Property tycoon loses plea for using Bahria Town as brand name". 19 August 2018.
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