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Company Overview
Askari Travels & Tours (AT&T) is a travel-agency business unit of the Army Welfare Trust (AWT) — also known as the Askari Group — a Pakistani military-welfare conglomerate administered by retired Pakistan Army personnel. AT&T sits within AWT’s aviation and travel portfolio, alongside sister units Askari Aviation (Pvt) Ltd, Askari Charter Services, Askari Airport Services, and ASK Flying Academy, which together make up “Askari Aviation Services” ([Askari Travels & Tours — AWT profile](http://www.askaritravels.com/awt.aspx)). It is an International Air Transport Association (IATA)-accredited agency offering domestic and international air ticketing and related travel services ([Askari Travels & Tours — Company Profile](http://www.askaritravels.com/Company-Profile-ATT.aspx)).
Brief history: AT&T was established in 1982 and has operated continuously since as an IATA-accredited agency based in Islamabad’s Blue Area commercial district ([Askari Travels & Tours — Company Profile](http://www.askaritravels.com/Company-Profile-ATT.aspx); [NewHaj Hub — Pakistan Hajj & Umrah Market](https://newhaj.com/pakistan-hajj-umrah-market/)). In September 2021, its long-serving head, Malik Changez Khan, was elevated to Chief Executive Officer of the wider “Askari Travels Network,” indicating a shift toward a consolidated, multi-branch travel operation under the AT&T brand ([Askari Travels & Tours — Management](http://www.askaritravels.com/ATW-Management.aspx)).
Head office: 2 & 3, State Life Building No. 9, 33-E Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan ([Askari Travels & Tours — Contact/Mail Directory](http://mail.askaritravels.com/)). AT&T’s own website describes this Blue Area location as being at “the heart of” Islamabad’s commercial center ([Askari Travels & Tours — Company Profile](http://www.askaritravels.com/Company-Profile-ATT.aspx)). Parent body AWT is headquartered at AWT Plaza, The Mall, Rawalpindi ([CDA — Army Welfare Trust](https://www.cda.gov.pk/housing-schemes/army-welfare-trust)).
Senior leadership: Mr. Malik Changez Khan is Chief Executive Officer, Askari Travels Network (encompassing Askari Travels & Tours), a position he has held since 16 September 2021 after heading AT&T directly from December 2011 to September 2021; he previously served as Manager Finance in AWT’s Aviation sector for ten years ([Askari Travels & Tours — Management](http://www.askaritravels.com/ATW-Management.aspx); [Malik Changez Khan — LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/malik-changez-khan-69b70b23)). A professional-network listing separately identifies Zubair Tahir as General Manager of Askari Travel & Tours ([Zubair Tahir — LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zubair-tahir-1040054a)).
Operations and Facilities
**Main operations:** AT&T’s core business is domestic and international air-travel ticketing, sold to both individual customers and institutional clients across government and private sectors ([Askari Travels & Tours — AWT profile](http://www.askaritravels.com/awt.aspx)). Its Islamabad office also runs dedicated Hajj/Umrah and tours (hotel and visa) desks, staffed by named coordinators, alongside general sales and finance functions ([Askari Travels & Tours — Contact Directory](http://www.askaritravels.com/Contact-askari-travels.aspx)).
Facilities: As a travel-services business, AT&T operates offices rather than manufacturing plants. Its head office/main branch is in Islamabad’s Blue Area, with a documented branch office at Pindi Club Building-5, Shahbbir Sharif Road, Rawalpindi ([Askari Travels & Tours — Contact/Mail Directory](http://mail.askaritravels.com/)). A LinkedIn profile places a Vice President of “Askari Aviation Travel & Tours” at an office on Main Club Road, Karachi, indicating an additional presence in that city ([Agha Shahi — LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/agha-shahi-77079434)). A related but distinct sister agency, Services Travels, operates from the same Pindi Club Building-5 complex in Rawalpindi under AWT’s wider aviation umbrella ([Askari Travels & Tours — Contact/Mail Directory](http://mail.askaritravels.com/)).
Operational scale: No employee count, ticket volume, or other quantified operating-scale metric for AT&T specifically is publicly disclosed. AWT as a whole is listed on LinkedIn as a “10,001+ employees” organization across all its subsidiaries and business units ([Army Welfare Trust — LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/awtofficial)).
Products or Services
Air ticketing: Domestic and international air travel ticketing and reservations, provided using IATA-accredited reservation systems ([Askari Travels & Tours — Company Profile](http://www.askaritravels.com/Company-Profile-ATT.aspx)) |
| Hajj and Umrah services | Dedicated Umrah desk arranging religious-pilgrimage travel; AT&T is cited industry-wide as a long-established Islamabad operator spanning budget to VIP pilgrimage packages ([Askari Travels & Tours — Contact Directory](http://www.askaritravels.com/Contact-askari-travels.aspx); [NewHaj Hub — Pakistan Hajj & Umrah Market](https://newhaj.com/pakistan-hajj-umrah-market/)) |
| Tours (hotels and visas) | Hotel bookings and visa-processing support handled by a dedicated Tours Coordinator ([Askari Travels & Tours — Contact Directory](http://www.askaritravels.com/Contact-askari-travels.aspx)) |
| Institutional/corporate travel | Travel-related services supplied to an array of domestic and international organizations, per company literature ([Askari Travels & Tours — Company Profile](http://www.askaritravels.com/Company-Profile-ATT.aspx)) |
AT&T trades under the brand names **Askari Travels & Tours** and, since 2021, the broader **Askari Travels Network**, both owned by the Army Welfare Trust ([Askari Travels & Tours — Management](http://www.askaritravels.com/ATW-Management.aspx)). It operates as part of AWT’s wider “Askari Aviation Services” grouping, which also includes Askari Charter Services (air transport), Askari Aviation (Pvt) Ltd (aircraft/helicopter maintenance and operation), Askari Airport Services (ground handling), and ASK Flying Academy (flight training) — meaning AWT customers can be routed across these related Askari-branded travel and aviation units ([Askari Travels & Tours — AWT profile](http://www.askaritravels.com/awt.aspx)).
Financials
Askari Travels & Tours is an unincorporated business unit of the Army Welfare Trust, a private welfare trust that does not publish independently audited, publicly available financial statements disaggregated by business unit. No current or historical gross revenue, after-tax profit, or profit-margin figures for AT&T specifically could be located in public disclosures, regulatory filings, or news reporting as of this profile’s preparation.
The only quantified public reference to AT&T’s finances is a related-party balance in the audited 2024 financial statements of a fellow AWT subsidiary, Askari Life Assurance Company Limited, which records an outstanding trade balance with “Askari Travel & Tours” of PKR 106 thousand in the 0–90 day aging bracket as of 31 December 2024 ([Askari Life Assurance — Financial Statement Notes 2024](https://www.scribd.com/document/943004397/FS)). This is a small inter-company receivable/payable balance, not a measure of AT&T’s revenue, profit, or overall financial performance, and no comparable prior-year figure specific to this line is available.
Latest available year | One year prior | Year-over-year comparison |
| Gross revenue | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not available |
| After-tax earnings | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not available |
| Profit margin | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not available |
Future Plans
No officially stated expansion, investment, or restructuring plan specific to Askari Travels & Tours was found in public disclosures as of this profile’s preparation. The clearest available signal of strategic direction is organizational: the September 2021 appointment of Malik Changez Khan as CEO of the newly framed “Askari Travels Network” — rather than of AT&T alone — suggests AWT has been consolidating its Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Karachi travel offices into a single branded network ([Askari Travels & Tours — Management](http://www.askaritravels.com/ATW-Management.aspx)).