1951 Elite Publishers Ltd. was founded
1957 Elite received an Japanese award for a Petroleum Company Calendar
1958 Elite received an award in Germany for a PIA Calendar
1966 Dr. Ahmed Mirza Jamil inaugurated as Chairman of PAPGAI (Pakistan Association of Printing and Graphic Arts Industry)
1971 Elite won two Bronze Medals for the books: “Architecture and Art Treasures of Pakistan” and “Khush Zaiqa” (the only Urdu book to win an international award) at the Leipzig International World Book Fair
1976 Chairman Dr. Ahmed Mirza Jamil hosted an event for His Highness Prince Karim Agha Khan as president of Rotary
1980 Noori Nastaliq was invented
1984 Elite began its training collaboration with JAPGAT (Japanese Association of Graphic Arts Technology)
1989 Elite became a publicly listed company in the Karachi and Lahore Stock Exchange
1999 Chairman of Elite, Dr. Ahmed Mirza Jamil was awarded:
* Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for Noori Nastaliq – “An Invention of National Importance” by the Government of Pakistan.
* Honorary degree of Doctorate by Karachi University
* Lifetime Achievement Award
1999 Elite became the first printing and packaging company in Pakistan to attain ISO 9002 certification
2001 Elite celebrates its 50th Anniversary
2002 Elite re-launches its paper products by the name of Alnoor
2004 Elite introduces its new creative division – Elite Concepts
2007 Elite hosts the first International book fair at Karachi (KIBF)
2009 Elite represents Pakistan’s Printing & Publishing Industry on an international level at The Frankfurt Book Fair.
2010 Director of Elite Publishers Ltd is appointed as the convener to host the 6th & 7th Karachi International Book Fair.
2011 Elite celebrates its 60th Anniversary.