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                                                                                              Annual Report 2022
             Directors’ Report
             Corporate Governance






             a)  The financial statements, prepared by         l)   The values of investments in employee
                 management, present fairly its state of            retirement funds based on financial
                 affairs, the result of its operations, cash        statements of June 30, 2022 are as follows:
                 flows and changes in equity.
                                                                    Management Staff
             b)  Proper books of account of the Company             Pension Fund            Rs 1,237 million
                 have been maintained.
                                                                    Gratuity Fund           Rs   589 million
             c)  Appropriate accounting policies have been
                 consistently applied in preparation of the         Staff Provident Fund    Rs   578 million
                 financial statements. Accounting estimates         General Staff
                 are based on reasonable and prudent                Provident Fund          Rs   56 million
                 judgment.
                                                               Directors and Board Meetings
             d)  Accounting & Reporting Standards, as
                 applicable in Pakistan, have been followed in   Total number of directors is seven as per the
                 the preparation of the financial statements.  following:

             e)  The system of internal control is sound       a. Male:       7
                 in design and has been effectively            b. Female:     None
                 implemented and monitored.
                                                               The composition of Board is as follows:
             f)  There are no doubts upon the Company’s
                 ability to continue as a going concern.        Category               Names

             g)  There has been no material departure from      Independent Directors * Mr. Shamim Ahmad Khan
                                                                                       Mr. Tariq Iqbal Khan
                 the best practices of corporate governance,    Other non-executive    Mr. Laith G. Pharaon **
                 as detailed in the listing regulations.        directors              Mr. Wael G. Pharaon***

             h)  Significant deviations from last year’s                               Mr. Abdus Sattar
                 operating results have been disclosed          Executive Directors    Mr. Shuaib A. Malik
                                                                                       Mr. Sajid Nawaz
                 as appropriate in the Directors’ Report /
                 Chairman’s review and in the notes to the     *     Independent Directors qualify criteria of
                 financial statements, annexed to annual             independence under regulation 6(3) of the Listed
                                                                     Companies (Code of Corporate Governance)
                 report.                                             Regulations, 2019.
                                                               **    Alternate Director - Mr. Shuaib A. Malik, Chairman
             i)   The Company does not envisage corporate            and Chief Executive of the Company
                 restructuring or discontinuation of its       ***   Alternate Director - Mr. Babar Bashir Nawaz
                 operations in the foreseeable future.
                                                               The board has formed committees comprising of
             j)   Key operating and financial data of the last   members given below:
                 six years in summarized form is annexed to
                 annual report.                                a)  Audit Committee
             k)  All major Government levies in the normal          Name                       Role
                 course of business, payable as at June 30,         Mr. Shamim Ahmad Khan      Chairman
                 2022, have been cleared subsequent to year-        Mr. Abdus Sattar           Member
                 end.                                               Mr. Babar Bashir Nawaz     Member
                                                                    Mr. Tariq Iqbal Khan       Member
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