Ch Arshad Hussain joined Anjum Farms in the mid 70’s as the Managing Partner, which was established in 1965 in the outskirts of Sahiwal city. The cultivated land that time was about 300 acres. The main crops were potatoes, maize, cotton and wheat. About 50 acres of land was maintained for a fruit farm.

In the early 80’s Ch Arshad Hussain founded Shalimar Agri with another 200 acres of land and a cold storage nearby. After few years another 400 acres of leased land was acquired for cultivation to fulfill the storage demands of the cold storage. In 1992 Real estate Business was established. In 1999 a new cold storage was established considering the future demands of the industry. It was equipped with the state of the art machinery and technology. First fully developed town was established in 2000 and was sold in few weeks, due to its wonderful location and serene development. By 2012 Shalimar Group had completed 8 projects and are looking forward to create better environment for its customers in the future projects.

In 2005 washing, grading and packaging was introduced, which gave Shalimar Agri another edge in the local and International market and opened new horizons in the export market. In 2011 CIPC treatment of potatoes was introduced which helped the company to preserve nutrients and good taste of stored potatoes.