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The following is the list of notable banks in Pakistan.
State Bank of Pakistan The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ( ur, ) is the Central Bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974, when the bank was Nationalized and ...
is the Central Bank of
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
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Systemically Important Banks


Domestically Systemically Important Banks

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Habib Bank Limited Habib Bank Limited ( ur, ) abbreviated as HBL, is a Pakistani multinational bank based in Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1939 by the Habib Family, HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank. In 1951 it opened its first inte ...
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National 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 September 2020, it has 1,511 branches across Pakist ...
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United Bank Limited United Bank Limited (UBL) () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of British company Bestway Group. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the largest banks in the Pakistani private sector, with over 1,400 br ...
(UBL)


Total number of Schedule Banks

# Al Baraka Bank (Pakistan) Limited #
Allied Bank Limited Allied Bank Limited () is the fifth largest commercial bank in Pakistan and is a subsidiary of Ibrahim Group. Allied Bank with its registered office in Lahore is one of the largest banks within the country with over 1400+ branches and ATMs. It ...
(ABL) #
Askari Bank Askari Bank Ltd (), formerly Askari Commercial Bank, is a commercial and retail bank in Pakistan and is owned by Fauji Foundation, part of Pakistan Army. History It was founded on October 9, 1991, as a public limited company. On June 21, 2013, ...
# Bank Alfalah Limited (BAFL) # Bank Al-Habib Limited (BAHL) # BankIslami Pakistan Limited #
Bank of Punjab The Bank of Punjab () is a Pakistani bank which is based in Lahore, Pakistan. It serves Pakistan and functions as an international bank and is one of the prominent financial institutions of the country holding AA ratings from Pakistan Credit Rati ...
(BOP) #
Bank of Khyber The Bank of Khyber is a provincial government bank owned by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and based in Peshawar, Pakistan, with 216 branches all over the country. History It was set up as a state-owned, regional bank in 1991 along with the ...
# Deutsche Bank A.G # Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIB Pakistan) # Faysal Bank Limited (FBL) #
First Women Bank Limited First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) is a commercial bank located in Karachi, Pakistan chartered to meet the special needs of women. History The blueprint for infrastructure of the Bank was designed by Akram Khatoon, a senior banker who worked for ...
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Habib Bank Limited Habib Bank Limited ( ur, ) abbreviated as HBL, is a Pakistani multinational bank based in Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1939 by the Habib Family, HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank. In 1951 it opened its first inte ...
(HBL) # Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited #
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC; ) is a Chinese multinational bank. Founded as a limited company on 1 January 1984, ICBC is a state-owned commercial bank. With capital provided by the Ministry of Finance of China, the ...
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Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan () is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is among the oldest financing institutions in Pakistan. History Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP) is one of Pakistan's oldest development financin ...
# JS Bank Limited #
MCB Bank Limited MCB Bank Limited () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The majority of shares are owned by Pakistani conglomerate Nishat Group and Malaysian bank Maybank. The bank has a network of 1,600 bran ...
# MCB Islamic Bank Limited # Meezan Bank Limited #
National 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 September 2020, it has 1,511 branches across Pakist ...
(NBP) # Summit Bank Pakistan #
Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited Standard Chartered Pakistan () is a Pakistani banking and financial services company in Pakistan and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of British multinational bank Standard Chartered. It is Pakistan's oldest and largest foreign commercial bank. It e ...
(SC Pakistan) #
Sindh Bank Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
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The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is the largest bank in Japan. It was established on January 1, 2006, following the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. and UFJ Bank Ltd. MUFG is one of the three so-called Japanese "megabanks" (along with SMBC and Mizuho). As such, ...
(MUFG Bank Pakistan) #
United Bank Limited United Bank Limited (UBL) () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of British company Bestway Group. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the largest banks in the Pakistani private sector, with over 1,400 br ...
(UBL) #
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) ( ur, ), formerly known as Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan, is Pakistani government-owned agricultural development bank which is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded in 1961 as the agricultura ...


Public Sector Schedule Banks

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National 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 September 2020, it has 1,511 branches across Pakist ...
(NBP) #
Bank of Punjab The Bank of Punjab () is a Pakistani bank which is based in Lahore, Pakistan. It serves Pakistan and functions as an international bank and is one of the prominent financial institutions of the country holding AA ratings from Pakistan Credit Rati ...
(BOP) #
Sindh Bank Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
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Bank of Khyber The Bank of Khyber is a provincial government bank owned by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and based in Peshawar, Pakistan, with 216 branches all over the country. History It was set up as a state-owned, regional bank in 1991 along with the ...
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First Women Bank First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) is a commercial bank located in Karachi, Pakistan chartered to meet the special needs of women. History The blueprint for infrastructure of the Bank was designed by Akram Khatoon, a senior banker who worked for ...
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Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) ( ur, ), formerly known as Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan, is Pakistani government-owned agricultural development bank which is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded in 1961 as the agricultura ...


Public Sector Non-Schedule Banks

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Bank of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bank of Azad Jammu & Kashmir is the state-owned bank of Government of Azad Kashmir which is based in Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a regi ...


Private Banks

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Askari Bank Askari Bank Ltd (), formerly Askari Commercial Bank, is a commercial and retail bank in Pakistan and is owned by Fauji Foundation, part of Pakistan Army. History It was founded on October 9, 1991, as a public limited company. On June 21, 2013, ...
# Al Baraka Bank (Pakistan) Limited #
Allied Bank Limited Allied Bank Limited () is the fifth largest commercial bank in Pakistan and is a subsidiary of Ibrahim Group. Allied Bank with its registered office in Lahore is one of the largest banks within the country with over 1400+ branches and ATMs. It ...
(ABL) # Bank Alfalah (BAFL) #
Bank Al Habib A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...
(BAHL) # BankIslami Pakistan Limited # Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIB Pakistan) #
Faysal Bank Faysal Bank Limited is a Pakistani Islamic bank, a subsidiary of KSA Holdings ultimate parent of bank is KSA Holdings and Ithmaar Bank, based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is named after Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud. History Faysal Bank started in Pak ...
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Habib Bank Limited Habib Bank Limited ( ur, ) abbreviated as HBL, is a Pakistani multinational bank based in Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1939 by the Habib Family, HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank. In 1951 it opened its first inte ...
(HBL) #
Habib Metropolitan Bank Habib Metropolitan Bank, () commonly known as HABIBMETRO, is a Pakistani subsidiary of Swiss bank Habib Bank AG Zurich. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It has a branch network of 490+. History The bank was founded in October 1992 as Metropoli ...
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Habib Bank AG Zurich Habib Bank AG Zurich is a Swiss multinational commercial bank which is based in Zurich, Switzerland. It has its operations in Hong Kong, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. History Habib Bank AG Zuric ...
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JS Bank JS Bank Limited (JSBL) () is a Pakistani commercial bank headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. The bank is a prominent majority-owned subsidiary of JS Group. The bank was established in April 2007 as a result of the merger of two mega corporates, J ...
# Meezan Bank Limited #
MCB Bank Limited MCB Bank Limited () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The majority of shares are owned by Pakistani conglomerate Nishat Group and Malaysian bank Maybank. The bank has a network of 1,600 bran ...
# Samba Bank (Pakistan) Limited # Silkbank Limited # Standard Chartered Pakistan (SC Pakistan) #
Soneri Bank The Soneri Bank Limited is a Pakistani bank based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Its head office is located in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, PNSC Building. It is a mid-sized bank having about over 400+ branches country-wide. Soneri Ba ...
# Summit Bank #
United Bank Limited United Bank Limited (UBL) () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of British company Bestway Group. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the largest banks in the Pakistani private sector, with over 1,400 br ...
(UBL)


Islamic banks

Many Islamic banks are working in Pakistan. The list of banks is given below:
Allied Aitebar Islamic Banking
# Meezan Bank Limited # Soneri Mustaqeem Islamic Bank #
Dubai Islamic Bank The Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) is an Islamic bank in Dubai, established in 1975 by Haj Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Lootah. It is the first Islamic bank in the world to have incorporated the principles of Islam in all its practices and is the largest Islamic ...
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Al Baraka Bank Al Baraka (Pakistan) Limited (ABPL) () came into being as a result of the first merger in the Islamic Banking sector of Pakistan. The merger took place between the branch operations of Al Baraka Islamic Bank (AIB) Bahrain, Al Baraka Islamic Ba ...
# Bank Alfalah Islamic # BankIslami Pakistan Limited # Askari Bank Ltd # MCB Islamic Banking # UBL Islamic Banking # HBL Islamic Banking #
National 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 September 2020, it has 1,511 branches across Pakist ...
# Bank Al Habib Islamic Banking # Bank of Punjab Islamic Banking # Faysal Bank (Islamic) # HabibMetro (Sirat Islamic Banking) # Silk Bank (Emaan Islamic Banking) These are the names of Islamic banks having accreditation licenses from the
State Bank of Pakistan The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ( ur, ) is the Central Bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974, when the bank was Nationalized and ...
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Foreign banks

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Deutsche Bank AG Deutsche Bank AG (), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche, is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stoc ...
(Deutsche Bank Pakistan) # Citi Bank N.A (CitiBank N.A Pakistan) #
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC; ) is a Chinese multinational bank. Founded as a limited company on 1 January 1984, ICBC is a state-owned commercial bank. With capital provided by the Ministry of Finance of China, the ...
(ICBC Pakistan) #
Bank of China The Bank of China (BOC; ) is a Chinese majority state-owned commercial bank headquartered in Beijing and the fourth largest bank in the world. The Bank of China was founded in 1912 by the Republican government as China's central bank, repl ...
(Bank of China Pakistan Branch) # The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC Bank Pakistan) #
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is the largest bank in Japan. It was established on January 1, 2006, following the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. and UFJ Bank Ltd. MUFG is one of the three so-called Japanese "megabanks" (along with SMBC and Mizuho). As such, ...
(MUFG Bank Pakistan) #
Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...
(Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan)


Microfinance Microfinance is a category of financial services targeting individuals and small businesses who lack access to conventional banking and related services. Microfinance includes microcredit, the provision of small loans to poor clients; savings ...
Banks A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Becaus ...

* Finca Microfinance Bank *
Mobilink Microfinance Bank JazzCash, formerly known as MobiCash, is a Pakistani Digital wallet, mobile wallet, mobile payments, and Direct bank, branchless banking services provider. It was launched in 2012 as MobiCash by Mobilink (now Jazz (mobile network operator), Jazz) ...
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Khushhali Microfinance Bank Khushhali Bank Limited is the first microfinance bank which is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It was founded in 2000. It was a part of the Government of Pakistan's poverty reduction strategy and was developed with the facilitation of Asian Develop ...
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NRSP Microfinance Bank The NRSP Microfinance Bank Ltd is the subsidiary of National Rural Support Programme which is an integrated rural development organization registered under company's ordinance 1984 with corporate law authority Islamabad. The NRSP Microfinance Bank h ...
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Telenor Microfinance Bank Telenor Microfinance Bank, () formerly Tameer Microfinance Bank, is a Pakistani microfinance bank which is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded in 2006 by Nadeem Hussain as Tameer Microfinance Bank which was later acquired by Telenor Pakista ...
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NayaPay The Lakson Group () is a Pakistani conglomerate company which is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded in 1954 and is owned by Lakhani family. The conglomerate is based in Karachi, currently chaired by Iqbal Ali Lakhani and was founded in ...

SadaPay
ref>https://pk.linkedin.com/company/sadapay Linkedin.pk Retrieved 15-01-2023


Development finance institutions

# House Building Finance Corporation


See also

* Banking in Pakistan *
Defunct banks of Pakistan Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product An end-of-life product (EOL produ ...
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List of companies of Pakistan Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia. Economists estimate that Pakistan has been part of the wealthiest region of the world throughout the first millennium CE having the large ...
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Economy of Pakistan Pakistan is a low income developing country. Its economy is the 23rd-largest worldwide in terms of GDP based on purchasing power parity (PPP). According to a 2021 estimate, the Country has a population of 227 million people ( 5th-largest wo ...
* Index of the Karachi Stock Exchange *
Islamic banking Islamic banking, Islamic finance ( ar, مصرفية إسلامية), or Sharia-compliant finance is banking or financing activity that complies with Sharia (Islamic law) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economic ...
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List of largest banks The following are lists of the largest banks in the world, as measured by total assets. By total assets The list is based on the April 2022 S&P Global Market Intelligence report of the 100 largest banks in the world. The ranking was based upon a ...
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List of financial regulatory authorities by country The following is an incomplete list of financial regulatory authorities by country. List A-B * Afghanistan - Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) * Albania - Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) * Algeria - Commission d'Organisation et de ...


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Addresses of banks/development finance institutions being regulated by State Bank of Pakistan






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Banks A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Becaus ...
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...