01Sorting
The fruit of the region
Khairpur is known as the City of Dates. The zone was sited close to the date-growing areas, to transport links and to labour.
Projects · Operating zone
Khairpur Special Economic Zone is Pakistan’s first industrial park to be awarded SEZ status under the SEZ Act 2012: 140 acres for agro-processing and light industry on the National Highway near Khairpur, the City of Dates.
- acres
- 140
- operational units (2024)
- 9
- jobs (up to 2024)
- 2,000
- on the National Highway
- N-5
Photograph: SEZMC, Khairpur SEZ (KSEZ) image library. Figures: SEZMC projects presentation.
01History
Established by the Government of Sindh to facilitate industrialisation, and envisioned to give local and foreign entrepreneurs best-in-class infrastructure, facilities and services.
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January 2010
PC-1 approved
The Government of Sindh approves the KSEZ scheme under its Annual Development Programme.
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30 June 2022
Scheme completed
The ADP scheme that built the zone is completed.
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July 2022
SEZMC takes over
By Sindh Cabinet decision, SEZMC becomes the administrative agency and developer of the zone.
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2024
Nine units in production
SEZMC reports nine operational units, about 2,000 jobs and PKR 3,010 million of investment.
Source: SEZMC projects presentation; sezmc.gos.pk.
02Documented progress
Figures from SEZMC’s projects presentation. The solid bar is what SEZMC reports to 2024; the open bar is its projection for 2027, a target and not a result.
- Reported by SEZMC
- Projected (target, not a result)
03Photo story
Inside Khairpur
Photographs from the zone’s own image library: the fruit of the region, the plants that process it, the goods that leave and the people who work there.
02Milling
Processing on site
Agro-food processing is the zone’s first purpose, from milling to packaging.
03Moving goods
From the bay to the highway
Goods leave by road on National Highway N-5. Khairpur railway station and the airports at Sukkur and Larkana are within reach.
04People
Two thousand jobs
SEZMC reports about 2,000 jobs in the zone’s units up to 2024, drawn from a densely populated district with an ample workforce.
05Building
New units taking shape
New units are still being built. This building is labelled as the paper recycling unit of M/S Sindh Enterprise (Pak).
04Facilities
What the zone provides
Facilities as listed on SEZMC’s earlier website. Items marked proposed were plans at the time; SEZMC will confirm the current position.
- Listed as available
- Approved
- Proposed
Power and utilities
- 5 MW uninterrupted power supply Listed as available
- Water supply and natural gas for industrial use Listed as available
- Effluent treatment plant for discharge from industries Listed as available
- 3.5 MMCFD gas allocation, approved by the Prime Minister Approved
- 20 MW power plant Proposed
Security
- Perimeter wall with controlled entry and exit gates Listed as available
- Round-the-clock security: Rangers picket, KSEZ police station, watch towers Listed as available
Services and training
- Technical training centre and food certification centre Listed as available
- Utilities, estate management and security services Listed as available
- Vocational training centre, common facilities, trauma centre, truck terminal Listed as available
Commercial area
- Retail outlets, restaurants and banks Listed as available
- Auditorium, exhibition hall, business centre and conference arena Listed as available
- Warehousing and cold storage Listed as available
05Layout
From the zone’s layout plan: 86 industrial plots from a quarter of an acre to four acres, on 566,560 m² (about 140 acres).
- 4 acres 160 × 100 m 6 plots
- 2 acres 80 × 100 m 8 plots
- 1 acre 80 × 50 m 17 plots
- ¾ acre 45 × 66 m 9 plots
- ½ acre 40 × 50 m 18 plots
- ¼ acre 40 × 25 m 28 plots
86 plots in the layout plan
- Industrial 70%
- Roads 20%
- Amenities 6.25%
- Green area 3.08%
- Commercial 0.67%
Investment opportunities
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01
Agro-food processing
- Dates dehydration
- Fruit and vegetable processing (pulp, nectar, juices, pickles)
- Packaging
- Dairy processing
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02
Non-food processing
- Seed processing
- Composite and organic fertilisers
- Medicinal herb processing
- Chipboard manufacturing
- Cotton ginning
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03
Light engineering and manufacturing
- Farm equipment and implements
- Packaging
- Electric water motors
- Electric fans
Source: sezmc.gos.pk.
Khairpur is the headquarters of Khairpur District, the second-largest district of Sindh, in the north of the province. Once ruled by the Talpur Mirs, the district benefits from the canal irrigation system of the Indus.
A full-fledged airport, highways and telecommunications serve the region, where national and multinational companies such as OMV, BP, Engro, LU Biscuits and the Khairpur and Naudero sugar mills already operate.
- district area
- 15,910 km²
- district population, as published by SEZMC
- 1,546,587
- talukas: Khairpur, Gambat, Kot Diji, Thari Mirwah, Faiz Ganj
- 5
Source: sezmc.gos.pk. District figures as published by SEZMC.
The zone office in Khairpur and SEZMC’s Investor Desk in Karachi can arrange a visit and explain plot availability and the application process.
Zone office Near Tando Nazar Ali, Main National Highway N-5, Khairpur Mir’s, Sindh +92 322 9354125 info@ksez.com.pk Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm