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Army Welfare Trust

Army Welfare Trust (AWT), also known as Askari Group, is a Pakistani conglomerate based in Rawalpindi.

The Army Welfare Trust, along with Fauji Foundation, are run by ex-military personnel of the Pakistan Army. The companies provide employment opportunities to ex-military personnel and generate funds for the welfare and rehabilitation of orphans, widows of deceased soldiers, and disabled personnel of the army.

Army Welfare Trust (AWT) was established in 1971 as a society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860, with an initial endowment of Rs 0.7 million. It became fully operational in 1977. The first commercial unit of the trust was a stud farm located in Probyanabad which it received from Pakistan Army in 1972.

In 1984, AWT Sugar Mills was established in Badin with an initial crushing capacity of 2000 tonnes per day (TPD) which was later increased to 3400 TPD. In the same year, stud farm in Boyle Gunj came under the control of AWT.

In 1988, AWT Rice Mills was established in Rakh Baikunth with the capacity to process 5,500 tonnes of paddy and 3,000 tonnes of rice.

In 1990, AWT founded Askari Shoes with a factory in Lahore. In the same year, Army Welfare Mess and Blue Lagoon Restaurant was launched in Rawalpindi.

In 1991, AWT launched housing schemes in Lahore, Badaber, and Sangjani near Islamabad.

In 1995, AWT entered insurance and aviation business and established Askari General Insurance and Askari Aviation Services.

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