List of banks in Pakistan

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The following list contains all the notable banks in Pakistan. State Bank of Pakistan [1] is the Central Bank of Pakistan.

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Systemically Important Banks

Domestically Systemically Important Banks

Source: [2]

NameHeadquarters
Habib Bank Limited (HBL) Karachi
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Karachi
United Bank Limited (UBL) Karachi

Scheduled Banks

Public Sector Banks

NameHeadquarters
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Karachi
Bank of Punjab (BOP) Lahore
Sindh Bank Karachi
Bank of Khyber (BOK) Peshawar
First Women Bank Karachi
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) Islamabad
Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan Karachi

Private Banks

NameHeadquarters
Allied Bank Limited (ABL) Lahore
Askari Bank (Fauji Group) Islamabad
Bank Alfalah Limited (BAFL) Karachi
Bank Al-Habib Limited (BAHL) Karachi
Habib Bank Limited (HBL) Karachi
Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited Karachi
JS Bank Limited (JSBL) Karachi
MCB Bank Limited (MCB) Lahore
Soneri Bank Karachi
Standard Chartered Pakistan (SC Pakistan) Karachi
United Bank Limited (UBL) Karachi

Public Sector Non-Schedule Banks

  1. Bank of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Private Banks

  1. Habib Bank AG Zurich (Parent of HabibMetro)
  2. Silkbank Limited (Susidiary of United Bank Limited)

Islamic banks

Many Islamic Banks are working in Pakistan. The list of banks is given below:

  1. Meezan Bank Limited
  2. Soneri Mustaqeem Islamic Bank
  3. Dubai Islamic Bank
  4. Al Baraka Bank (Pakistan) Limited - Al Baraka Bank
  5. Bank Alfalah Islamic
  6. Bank Makramah Limited (BML)
  7. BankIslami Pakistan Limited
  8. Askari Bank Limited
  9. MCB Islamic Banking
  10. UBL Islamic Banking
  11. HBL Islamic Banking
  12. NBP Islamic Banking
  13. Bank Al Habib Islamic Banking
  14. Bank of Punjab Islamic Banking
  15. Faysal Bank (Islamic)
  16. HabibMetro (Sirat Islamic Banking)
  17. Silk Bank (Emaan Islamic Banking)
  18. Bank Of Khyber (Islamic Window)

These are the names of Islamic banks having accreditation licenses from the State Bank of Pakistan.

Foreign banks

  1. Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank Pakistan) Flag of Germany.svg
  2. Citi Bank N.A (CitiBank N.A Pakistan) Flag of the United States.svg
  3. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC Pakistan) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
  4. Bank of China [3] (Bank of China Pakistan Branch) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
  5. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC Bank Pakistan) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
  6. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG Bank Pakistan) Flag of Japan.svg
  7. Saudi National Bank (Samba Financial Group|Samba Bank (Pakistan) Limited) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
  8. Standard Chartered Bank (Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg

Development finance institutions

  1. House Building Finance Corporation

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