KARACHI — The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has found involvement of eight Pakistani banks in an unprecedented increase in the US dollar rate in Pakistan and sent the names of these banks to the National Assembly Standing Committee for further action.
Habib Bank Limited, Allied Bank Limited, Bank Alfalah Limited, United Bank Limited, MCB Bank Limited, Bank Al Habib Limited, Meezan Bank Limited, National Bank of Pakistan, Askari Bank Limited and Habib Metropolitan Bank reportedly made Rs27.8 billion profit on foreign exchange in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2022-23.
These banks could not earn this much profit in full fiscal year of 2021-22. There are reports that names of more banks involved in this scandal could surface in the coming days.
According to the latest media reports, these banks and some money exchange companies too added fuel to fire when the US dollar started flying out of Pakistan soon after a successful regime change operation in the country.
