Askari Bank

Askari Bank Limited is a Pakistani commercial and retail bank headquartered in Islamabad.[2] It is a subsidiary of Fauji Fertilizer Company, which is part of Fauji Foundation.[3]

History

Askari Bank was founded in October 1991 as Askari Commercial Bank and a year later it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.[3]

In November 2006, Askari Bank established a wholly owned asset management firm named Askari Investment Management Limited.[4]

In June 2013, Askari Bank was acquired by Fauji Foundation from Army Welfare Trust.[5]

In January 2017, Askari Bank sold its subsidiary Askari Investment Management to Pak Oman Asset Management for ₨551 million.[6]

In September 2020, Askari Bank acquired Askari Securities which is now a wholly owned subsidiary.[7]

Branches

Askari Bank has 719 Branches and more than 600 ATMs across Pakistan and a wholesale bank branch in Bahrain.[8]

See also

References

  1. Askari Bank Annual Report 2024 askaribank.com, retrieved 6 October 2025^
  2. Registered Office & Head Office^
  3. Syeda Masooma. Will Askari Bank's new CEO succeed in his desire to shake the bank out of its stupor? Profit by Pakistan Today, May 6, 2019^
  4. Commercial Banks: ASKARI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED - Half Year Ended June 30, 2006 (Un-audited) Brecorder, November 13, 2006^
  5. Fauji Foundation to acquire Askari Bank's 100pc shares The Nation, 19 January 2012^
  6. Staff Report. Pak Oman purchases AIML’s 100pc share from Askari Bank Profit by Pakistan Today, January 5, 2017^
  7. Profit. Askari Securities is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Askari Bank Profit by Pakistan Today, 2020-09-26, retrieved 2020-09-30^
  8. Askari Bank Annual Report 2022 Askari Bank, 31 December 2022, retrieved 22 November 2023^