HISTORY

SITE Ltd., spread our area of 4250 acres, it is directly connected with Karachi Docks by rail and road. The Estate rises gradually from the Maripure end to the Manghopir End where the land is 100 feet above the sea level and as such no water logging is anticipated from the sea level. The massive Industrialization in this area helped a great deal in providing employment to a large number of people coming from various parts of the country.

Father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam was the first signatory to visit S.L.T.E area on 19th September, 1947. Since it was undoubtedly one of the wonders of Pakistan, a large number of dignitaries and mission from various parts of the world visited the S.I.T.E and appreciated the development project. In short this project bought not only a good name for Pakistan but attracted a large number of multinational companies to establish industrial units in
Karachi.

Other dignitaries include Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali khan. and his Highness Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Sevens Pederson, Director ILO, British Industrial Mansion, Japanese industrial Mansion, Ford Foundation Mission, Sardar Abdul Rab Nashtar and Mr. Rugene Black, President International bank, Mr. Hector Bolitho, Biographer of Quaid-e-Azam and a host of others.

It is almost seventy years since Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah handed over the keys to M/s. Valika Industries for the first industrial plot at S.I.T.E. Karachi.

Sindh Industrial Trading Estates came in being in November, 1947 as a Sindh Government guaranteed company as it was felt that in order to promote rapid industrialization. A public company with broad power will be more effective to deal with day to day problems of industrialization events of the Estate.

S.I.T.E. Ltd. is governed by Board of Directors with the Government and Industrial tenants and runs with mutual consent of the Government of Sindh and Industrial tenants.

S.I.T.E. Ltd. Industrial Estates are planned with excellent facilities connected with rails and roads with all amenities including areas for labor colonies and public amenities.

S.I.T.E.Ltd. successfully manages Industrial Estates at

  1. S.I.T.E. Karachi
  2. S.L.T.E Superhighway
  3. S.I.T.E. Nooriabad
  4. S.I.T.E. Kotri
  5. S.I.T.E. Hyderabad
  6. SITE. Tando Adam
  7. S.L.T.E. Nawabshah
  8. S.I.T.E. Sukkar
  9. S.I.T.E. Larkana

The Sindh Industrial Trading Estates has made good progress since its inception. It was a model Industrial Estate, first of its kind visited by many countries.