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PIA Privatization 2025: All You Need to Know — Facts, Numbers, Myths, and Market Impact

Pakistan receives three sealed bids for PIA privatization in a live-televised milestone tied to IMF reforms. Here’s what the bidders are, why the numbers now make sense, and what it means for Pakistan’s economy, aviation sector, and stock market.

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The Current Snapshot (December 23, 2025)

Confirmed Bidders (Fact, not speculation)

Only three parties submitted sealed bids:

  1. Lucky Cement–led consortium
    (Includes Hub Power, Kohat Cement, Metro Ventures)
    Widely seen as the frontrunner due to balance-sheet strength.

  2. Arif Habib Group–led consortium
    (Includes Fatima Fertilizer, City Schools, Lake City Holdings)

  3. Airblue
    The only aviation-native bidder. Privately held.

➡️ No Lakson / Lakhani / “Lackson” Group involvement.
➡️ Fauji Fertilizer withdrew earlier.

The government plans to retain 25%, while the winning bidder commits to ~Rs 80 billion reinvestment over five years, job protections, and fleet modernization.

Killing the Biggest Rumors

❌ “Lakson / Lakhani Group is secretly bidding”

False.

  • Lakson Group (Fly Jinnah) is not participating

  • Murtaza Lakhani, recently sanctioned by the UK over alleged Russian oil trading links, has no documented connection to PIA bids or aviation assets

  • His firm operates in energy trading, not airlines

  • No aviation references exist in sanction notices

This rumor gained traction purely due to timing, not evidence.

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