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Date
19-Aug-25

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Anam Waqas Ghayour
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PACRA Withdraws the Entity Ratings of Etimaad Engineering (Pvt.) Limited

Rating Type Entity
Current
(19-Aug-25 )
Previous
(19-Aug-24 )
Action Withdraw Maintain
Long Term - A-
Short Term - A2
Outlook Stable
Rating Watch - -

Due to the management’s decision to discontinue the rating process, PACRA has withdrawn the ratings of Etimaad Engineering (Pvt.) Limited (‘the Company’) with immediate effect.
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About the Entity
Founded in May 2007, Etimaad is an integrated engineering and contracting firm offering turnkey, retrofit, and debottlenecking solutions for the power and oil & gas sectors, along with project management, industrial construction, and shutdown services. The two-member board is chaired by Mr. Mohammad Sohail Shafique, an Engineer with over 30 years of experience, holding a 25.6% stake. The Ansari family owns 37.4%, and Mr. Farooq Hussain Mughal, President & CEO, holds 26.9%. Grant Thornton Anjum Rehman serves as the Company’s external auditor.

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