PC RECEIVES NINE EOI FOR SALE OF MINIMUM OF 90% SHARES OF HAZARA PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS LTD

Islamabad, February 20, 2006

The Privatisation Commission has received nine Expressions of Interest (EOI) from prospective investors (fertilizers companies, industrial companies and groups, investors / consortium of investors for the sale of minimum of 90% shares of Hazara Phosphate Fertilizers Ltd (HPFL), owned by National Fertilizers Corporation of Pakistan (NFC), located at Haripur (NWFP) - 75 km from Islamabad. The factory is situated on 57 acres on developed land and includes factory, housing and other amenities.

The parties, which have submitted EOIs include 1-Al-Hamza Ship Breaking Company & Group, Karachi, 2-Allah Din Group of Companies, Lahore, 3-Al-Tuwairqi Group of Companies, Karachi, 4-Amjad Textile Mills Limited, Lahore, 5-Chanar Sugar Mills Limited, Lahore, 6- brahim Fibers Limited, Faisalabad, 7-Nishat (Chunian) Limited, Lahore, 8-TN Associates, Islamabad and 9-Zaver Mining Company (Pvt) Limited, Islamabad.

HPFL produces 90,000 metric tons per annum of Granular Single Super Phosphate (GSSP) and 30,000 metric tons per annum of Sulphuric Acid required for the production of GSSP. The plant was rehabilitated and re-commissioned in April 1999.

Information Memorandum, Bid Documents, and a tentative time frame for the process will be provided to pre-qualified parties only. The due diligence of the transaction will commence during March while bidding is being targeted in April 2006.