KARACHI (December 31 2006): The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) will hold the 'Top Companies Award' Distribution Ceremony on January 8, 2007 at Karachi for the years 2004 and 2005. The ceremony will be attended by a large number of people from government, semi-government organisations, banks and financial institutions, trade and industries and diplomats.

The Top 25 Companies for the year 2004 are:

Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Limited;

Arif Habib Securities Limited;

Javed Omer Vohra & Company Limited;

Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited;

International Industries Limited;

Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited;

Fauji Fertiliser Company Limited;

Unilever Pakistan Limited;

Pakistan State Oil Company Limited;

Shell Pakistan Limited;

Clariant Pakistan Limited;

Atlas Honda Limited;

Nestle Pakistan Limited;

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited;

Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited;

First Equity Modaraba;

Ferozsons Laboratories Limited;

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited;

National Refinery Limited;

Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited;

Century Paper & Board Mills Limited;

Security Papers Limited;

Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited;

Lakson Tobacco Company Limited; and

Pakistan Cables Limited.

The Top 25 companies for the year 2005 are:

Unilever Pakistan Limited;

Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Limited;

Rafhan Maize Products Limited;

Shell Pakistan Limited;

Clariant Pakistan Limited;

Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited;

Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited;

Fauji Fertiliser Company Limited;

Arif Habib Securities Limited;

Pakistan State Oil Company Limited;

International Industries Limited;

Nestle Pakistan Limited;

Lakson Tobacco Company Limited;

Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan Limited;

MCB Bank Limited;

Ferozsons Laboratories Limited;

Atlas Insurance Limited;

Century Paper & Board Mills Limited;

Dawood Hercules Chemicals Limited;

Pakistan Premier Fund Limited;

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited;

Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited;

Clover Pakistan Limited;

Crescent Steel & Allied Products Limited; and

Security Papers Limited.

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