After completing MA,LLB., Mr. Muhammad Saeed Fareedi (Late) established the Customs Clearing Agency in Lahore and Karachi – “Saeed Fareedi Associates” in 1989. Within no time, SFA managed to acquire a national clientele with many familiar names such as Army Welfare Woolen Mills, Army Welfare Shoe Project, Prime Dairies, US Apparel (Pvt) Limited, Nenser Drugs (Pvt) limited, Millat Tractors Limited, Super Asia, S Muhammad Din and Sons, Hardee’s, White House Group, Delite House, Insta Gas, Sharan Interiors, Outdoors and many more.
In 2004, his son Mr. Muhammad Shoaib (CEO) with a Business Management and certifications in Customs Law, joined SFA and expanded the business by establishing Buraaq Associates in 2005 to provide Import, Export and Indenting services to variety of industries such as FMCG, Manufacturing and Retail. In an effort to streamline business operations and provide better value to clients, Mr. Muhammad Shoaib established Shotima in Guangzhou, China in 2018 for Import, Export and International Freight Forwarding which also helps to provide Documents against Paymentand Letter of Credit services.