To carry on in Pakistan or elsewhere the business of general trading, investments (in including but not limited to its subsidiaries and/or associated companies), and to lend and advance money or give credit to any person or company (including its subsidiaries and affiliates), issue corporate guarantees in favour of associated companies or subsidiaries or create any mortgage, hypothecation or floating charge or lien on all or any of the assets and properties of the Company for the purposes of securing obligations of any person including its associated companies or subsidiaries, to invest any of the moneys and funds of the Company from time to time in government securities or in securities guaranteed by any government or in debentures or other securities guaranteed by any government or in debentures or other securities for money issued by or on behalf of any municipal body or of any corporate body or in any shares or securities of any company (including any associate company(ies), subsidiaries or undertaking with whom this company has relationship or assistance), and to enter into any partnerships or into any arrangement to acquire majority or minority equity stake or management control of any company doing any business or trade which is (a) compatible with the objectives of the Company; or (b) related to alternative/renewable energy.