The following list contains all the notable banks in Pakistan. State Bank of Pakistan [1] is the Central Bank of Pakistan.
Source: [2]
Name | Headquarters |
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Habib Bank Limited (HBL) | Karachi |
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) | Karachi |
United Bank Limited (UBL) | Karachi |
Name | Headquarters |
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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 |
Name | Headquarters |
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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 |
Many Islamic Banks are working in Pakistan. The list of banks is given below:
These are the names of Islamic banks having accreditation licenses from the State Bank of Pakistan.
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is a Pakistani government-owned multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. As of December 2022, it has over 1,500 branches across Pakistan.
HabibMetro is a Pakistani commercial bank headquartered in Karachi. It is a subsidiary of Swiss bank Habib Bank AG Zurich.
United Bank Limited (UBL) is a Pakistani commercial bank headquartered in Karachi. It is a subsidiary of British multinational conglomerate, Bestway Group.
Habib Bank Limited is a Pakistani commercial bank based at Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi. It is a subsidiary of Swiss-based organisation Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
Habib Bank Plaza, also known as HBL Plaza, located on I. I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is the head office of Habib Bank Limited. It was once the tallest building in Asia, a title that hasn't been held by any other building in South Asia, and was one of only three to hold the title outside of East and Southeast Asia, while still under construction between 1963 and 1968. It was also the tallest building in South Asia until 1972, when it was surpassed by Express Towers, in India. It remained the tallest building in Pakistan for four decades until the 29-floor and 116m tall MCB Tower was built, also in Karachi.
Burj Bank Limited, formerly known as Dawood Islamic Bank Limited (DIBL), now merged into Al Baraka Bank, was Pakistan's sixth full-fledged Islamic commercial bank. The bank received its license from the State Bank of Pakistan in May 2006, and officially commenced its operations on Friday, April 27, 2007.
The Habib Bank Limited cricket team was a first-class cricket side, sponsored by the Habib Bank Limited, who competed as a departmental team in Pakistan domestic cricket from 1975 to 1976 season.
Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmed Tarin is a former Pakistani Senator and banker who served as Finance Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2010 in the Gillani cabinet also and worked with the help of the Pakistan People’s Party's cabinet members.
Banking in Pakistan formally began during the period of colonialism in South Asia, during which much of Pakistan was controlled by the British Empire.
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Al Baraka (Pakistan) Limited (ABPL) is a Pakistani Islamic bank headquartered in Karachi. It is a subsidiary of the Al Baraka Banking Group, a Bahrain-based Islamic banking group.
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Sima Kamil is a Pakistani banker, and since August 2020 the deputy governor of State Bank of Pakistan. In May 2017 she became the president and chief executive of United Bank Limited, the first woman to lead a major Pakistani bank.
Silkbank Limited was a Pakistani commercial bank headquartered in Karachi. It was the smallest bank of Pakistan.
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Muhammad Aurangzeb is a Pakistani banker who has been serving as the finance minister of Pakistan since 11 March 2024. He previously served as the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Habib Bank Limited from February 2018 to March 2024.