Abdul Shabbir Khan Khattak Appointed as Managing Director of PECO

PAKISTAN

Pakistan Engineering Company Ltd. (PECO) has appointed Abdul Shabbir Khan Khattak as its new Managing Director (MD), following his posting by the Ministry of Industries and Production.

The company announced the development in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday. According to the notice, “Abdul Shabbir Khan Khattak is posted/appointed as MD of PECO through the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoIP) letter no. 1(1)/2022-LED-III dated 07-11-2025.”

The Board of Directors of PECO, in its 228th meeting held on 22-11-2025, ratified the appointment in accordance with Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2017, read with Section 183 of the Companies Act, 2017, and the Listed Companies Regulations, 2019.

Prior to this appointment, Khattak served as Joint Secretary (A&F) in the Industries and Production Division. His appointment as PECO’s MD took immediate effect.

Founded in 1950 under the name Batala Engineering Company (BECO), PECO initially produced light engineering products. Over the years, the company expanded its portfolio to include high-quality machine tools, pumps, power looms, concrete mixers, cranes, power presses, electric motors, bicycles, steel rolled products, electricity transmission towers, and various structural and fabrication works.

The company’s first plant was established at Badami Bagh, Lahore, on 34 acres of land. The neighboring area later became part of Pakistan’s steel industry hub. As the company diversified its product lines, the original land became insufficient for expansion, prompting the acquisition of 247 acres in 1960 at Kot Lakhpat Industrial Zone, Lahore, to accommodate future factory premises.

Following government nationalisation reforms in 1972, the company was renamed Pakistan Engineering Company (PECO), marking a new chapter in its long-standing history of engineering excellence.

– ER News Desk

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