ISLAMABAD: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), an affiliate of the World Bank, has announced to make equity investment of up to $75 million in Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) through purchase of secondary shares divested by the government...
Moreover, the equity participation of IFC will positively influence the perception of local and international investors regarding HBL and Pakistan...
KARACHI: Habib Bank Limited (HBL) said on Wednesday that it has acquired 51 per cent majority shareholding in the First Micro-Finance Bank Limited (FMFB), the oldest microfinance bank in Pakistan with presence in over 150 locations covering 66 districts...
A press release issued by the bank said the FMFB’s roots lie in the credit and savings programmes of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) dating back to 1982...
KARACHI: Habib Bank Limited on Monday announced it had received a licence to open a branch in China, a move that would make it the first South Asian lender to operate in the world’s number two economy...
HBL said it would open a branch in Urumqi, the largest city in the province of Xinjiang, which lies along the traditional Silk Route and borders Pakistan...
KARACHI: Shareholders of Bank Al Habib approved annual financial accounts for 2016 on Wednesday, according to a press release...
The payment of 35 per cent final cash dividend was also approved in the bank’s annual general meeting held at its registered office in Multan...
KARACHI: Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) declared consolidated 9MCY18 profit after tax (PAT) of Rs9...
57, said a press release issued by the bank on Thursday...
What do right-wing news media outlets in Pakistan and their counterparts in India have in common? They are intolerant of progressive voices, and will go as far as doctoring videos and images to spread hate and fear...
A recent seminar on religion and culture at Habib University in Karachi earned the ire of certain sections of the local press that doctored images to present a false account of the event...
KARACHI: Habib Girls School outplayed City School 10-2 in the opening match of the Karachi Girls Netball Cup which commenced here at the PSB Coaching Centre on Tuesday...
In another fine contest, City School PAF (White) beat City School DK 4-1 while Habib Girls School beat St Joseph Girls School (Matric) 5-1...
KARACHI: Habib Girls School (HGS) beat Bahria College 2-1 in a thrilling final to win the second Abdul Sattar Edhi Girls O-Level Throwball Tournament here at Generation’s School on Saturday...
The event, which had 32 teams participating in it, was organised by the Pakistan Throwball Federation (PTF)...
KARACHI: Mohammad Waqas struck a brutal century to help New Al-Habib CC trounce Eaton CC by 56 runs in the 32nd Karachi Gymkhana Omar Associates Ramazan Cricket Festival fixture at the KG Ground here on Monday...
After being sent into bat, New Al-Habib posted 217-3 with Waqas striking 102 off just 52 deliveries with the aid of eight sixes and eight fours...
KARACHI: New Al-Habib continued their winning run in the 32nd Karachi Gymkhana Omar Associates Ramazan Cricket Festival when they whipped Sojhla CC by eight wickets at the KG Ground here on Wednesday...
New Habib CC reached their modest target in 10...
Minister for States and Frontier Regions retired Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch candidly conceded that it was yet to be established that retired Lt Col Habib had been picked up by the Indian forces...
Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani asked if the statement meant that the Foreign Office was exonerating India from the kidnapping of retired Col Habib as the minister had admitted absence of concrete evidence...
THIMPU: Habib-ur-Rehman proved an inspired substitution, scoring late on to secure an entertaining 3-3 draw for K-Electric against Druk United in their opening Group ‘A’ match of the playoff qualifiers for next year’s AFC Cup at the Changlimithang National Stadium on Tuesday...
Having let slip a 2-1 lead at the interval to go 3-2 down, Habib — who replaced Nigerian star Oludeyi Abayomi Sunday in the 73rd minute — got the equaliser...
Film actor Habib, who was one of the most celebrated film stars of the 1950s and ‘60s, passed away in Lahore on last week after a prolonged illness at the age of 85...
Habib belonged to the generation of actors who, through their tremendous acting skills, helped the Pakistan film industry stand on its feet after independence...
ISLAMABAD: Lok Virsa hosted an event to pay tribute to poet and political activist Habib Jalib on Monday which was attended by politicians, poets and close friends of the late poet...
A short film by the name of ‘Habib Jalib was also screened along with recitations of poetry and comments by Mujahid Barelvi, who has authored two books about the late poet...
Habib Metropolitan Bank (HMB) — a mid-sized bank with Rs539...
Virtually all banks in the country have piled up their investment books with government debt papers — Treasury bills and Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs)...