Companies begin resumption of operations in Pakistan

• DG Khan Cement Company Limited has resumed operations at its plant site of Khofli Sattai located in District Dera Ghazi Khan.
• Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited factory in Sahiwal has been made operational.

DG Khan Cement Company Limited and Philip Morris Pakistan Limited have resumed their operations, the companies informed on Monday.

DG Khan Cement Company Limited has resumed operations at its plant site of Khofli Sattai located in District Dera Ghazi Khan, informed the company in a statement to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).

The statement further said that the company took this decision in view of relaxation allowed to the construction industry from the current situation of lockdown due to COVID-19 by the authorities.

“In view of the relaxation allowed to the construction industry from the current situation of lockdown due to COVID-19, by the authorities, DG Khan Cement Company Limited has resumed production processes at its plant site at Khofli Sattai, Dist, Dera Ghazi Khan,” read a statement by the company filed to the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday.

Philip Morris Pakistan Limited also made a similar announcement, after its filing to the bourse reads: “With the approval of the Government, Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited factory in Sahiwal has been made operational.”

It may be mentioned here that the companies have earlier shut down their operations due to the prevailing lockdown situation in the country.