Business
From 1981-1987 Humayun Akhtar worked for an insurance firm called Morneau Sobeco Income Fund in Toronto as an actuary. Shortly after his father General Akhtar Abdur Rahman died in the plane crash that also killed General Zia-ul-Haq, Humayun along with his brothers decided to move back to Pakistan. After years of professional experience in foreign corporations, the Akhtar Brothers along with their cousin Jehangir Khan Tareen and his brother in law Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmud together bought the Pepsi franchise of Lahore. They have taken the franchise from near bankruptcy to being the standout company in the beverage industry. Years of success in Pepsi were followed by an expansion into the sugar and textile industries. Today, Tandlianwala Sugar Mills is one of the largest producers of sugar in the country' with units in Tandlianwala, Muzaffargarh, and D.I. Khan.
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