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Shaukat Tarin
Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmed Tarin (; born 1 October 1953) 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. On 27 December 2021, he was appointed the Finance Minister of Pakistan again, replacing the recently appointed Hammad Azhar after a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Imran Khan. He is the Member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2018. On 7 October 2008, he was appointed an adviser to the government and was elevated to the post of finance minister after being elected as a senator from Sindh on 27 July 2009. Tarin resigned from the ministry on 23 February 2010 to "raise equity from the market for Silkbank," which while working at finance ministry was "a clear conflict of interest."Khaleeq Kiani "PM accepts Shaukat Tarin’s resignation"''Dawn'', 24 February 2010 Before his ministeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finance, Revenue And Economic Affairs Minister Of Pakistan
The Minister of Finance of Pakistan (Urdu: 'Wazīr-ē-Khazana') is a leading Cabinet of Pakistan, cabinet member who heads the Ministry of Finance (Pakistan), Ministry of Finance in the Government of Pakistan. The Minister is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget to the Parliament of Pakistan. Muhammad Aurangzeb is currently serving as the Finance Minister since March 11, 2024. List of ministers ;Legend * See also * Constitution of Pakistan * Defence Minister of Pakistan * Foreign Minister of Pakistan * Interior Minister of Pakistan * President of Pakistan * Prime Minister of Pakistan References External links Ministry of Finance, Government of PakistanParliamentary Cabinet of Pakistan {{Economy of Pakistan Ministers of finance of Pakistan, * Ministry of Finance (Pakistan) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azmat Tarin
Azmat may refer to: Given name * S. Azmat Hassan, Pakistani Ambassador * Azmat Rana (1951–2015), Pakistani cricketer * Azmat Saeed (1954–2025), Pakistani judge, justice of the supreme court Surname * Ali Azmat (born 1970), Pakistani musician * Sadia Azmat (born 1987), English stand-up comedian of Pakistani descent *Azmet Jah Nizam Mir Muhammad Azmet Ali Khan, Asaf Jah IX, known as Azmet Jah (also spelt as ''Azmat Jah'', born 23 July 1960), is the current head of the House of Asaf Jah and the titular 9th Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar since 20 January 2023, though I ... (born 1960), crown prince of Hyderabad, India See also * Shahbaz Azmat Khel, town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * {{disambiguation, given name, surname Pakistani masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Bank (Pakistan)
Union Bank was a Pakistani private bank based in Karachi. It was established in 1991 with its headquarters in Lahore, Pakistan. In 2000 the bank relocated its headquarters to Karachi. It was acquired by Standard Chartered Bank in 2006. Prior to the merger, it was Pakistan's eighth largest bank and had 65 branches in some 22 cities, about US$2 billion in assets, and about 400,000 customers. History In 2000, Union Bank acquired Bank of America's operations in Pakistan. Then in July 2001, Union Bank signed an Independent Operator agreement for American Express Cards in Pakistan. In June 2002, Union Bank acquired 10 branches of Emirates Bank in Pakistan for $18 million. In 2006, Standard Chartered Bank acquired 81% of Union Bank's shares for US$413 million. Under Pakistani law, it had to delist Union Bank and make an offer for the outstanding shares; the offer raised the total purchase price to about US$511. On 30 December 2006, Standard Chartered merged Union Bank with its own subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HBL Pakistan
Habib Bank Limited (often abbreviated as HBL) is a Pakistani bank headquartered at Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi with regional offices in Lahore and Islamabad. It is a subsidiary of Swiss-based organisation Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). Established in 1941 by the Habib Family, it the oldest bank in Pakistan post-independence. In 1972, the bank moved its headquarters to the Habib Bank Plaza which was the tallest building in South Asia at the time. It was nationalised in 1974 by the Government of Pakistan and privatised it in 2004; at that time, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development acquired a controlling share and management control. AKFED maintains significant shareholding in HBL to date. HBL is the largest domestic multinational company in Pakistan in terms of assets, and has repeatedly ranked as the top Pakistani company in the Forbes Global 2000. As of 2025, HBL is the fourth largest bank in Pakistan by market capitalization and serves about 15% of all P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citibank
Citibank, N.A. ("N. A." stands for "National bank (United States), National Association"; stylized as citibank) is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of Citigroup, a financial services multinational corporation, multinational corporation. Citibank was founded in 1812 as City Bank of New York, and later became First National City Bank of New York. The bank has branch (banking), branches in 19 countries. The U.S. branches are concentrated in six metropolitan areas: New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Miami. As of 2023, Citibank is the third-largest bank in the United States in terms of assets. History Founding 19th century The City Bank of New York was founded on June 16, 1812. The first president of the City Bank was the statesman and retired Colonel, Samuel Osgood. After Osgood's death in August 1813, William Few became President of the bank, staying until 1817, followed by Peter Stagg (1817–1825), Thomas Smith (1825–1827), Isaac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silkbank
Silkbank Limited was a Pakistani commercial bank headquartered in Karachi. Founded in 1994 as Prudential Commercial Bank, it was renamed as Saudi Pak Commercial Bank in 2001 and as Silkbank in 2008. It was the smallest bank in Pakistan. In 2024, the State Bank of Pakistan approved Silkbank’s merger with United Bank Limited (UBL). The process was finalized in March 2025, with Silkbank officially integrating into the UBL through a share-swap agreement. History Silkbank was founded in 1994 as Prudential Commercial Bank. It began commercial operations on May 7, 1995. It was subsequently listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. In September 2001, Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company acquired Prudential Commercial Bank and renamed it as Saudi Pak Commercial Bank. In March 2008, a consortium comprising International Finance Corporation, Bank of Muscat, Nomura, and Sinthos Capital, led by Pakistani banker Shaukat Tarin, acquired a majority stake in Saudi Pak Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the Demographics of Pakistan, second-largest province by population after Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the west and north-west and Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab to the north. It shares an India-Pakistan border, International border with the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east; it is also bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar Desert of Sindh, Thar Desert in the eastern portion of the province along the India–Pakistan border, international border with India, and the Kirthar Mountains in the western portion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillani Ministry
The Gillani government began its operation into office on 31 March 2008 after Yusuf Raza Gillani was elected as Prime minister of Pakistan by the National Assembly on 25 March 2008. The swearing-in of the government’s cabinet was delayed for a few days until March 31 because of differences arising amongst the coalition partners. The leftist PPP gained substantial seats in the Parliament in the general elections held in 2008 but lacked enough seats to form a government with a simple majority. Initially with the coalition government, the conservative PML-N quickly departed when its leader, Nawaz Sharif (former Prime Minister), decided to lead the efforts on impeaching the former President Pervez Musharraf as well as restoring the judiciary, of which, the PML(N) played a centralized role. Prime Minister Gillani decided to centralize the power by forming a more dense left-wing alliance that consisted of minor left parties: the ANP, MQM, JUI(F). As Prime Minister, Gill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finance Minister Of Pakistan
The Minister of Finance of Pakistan (Urdu: 'Wazīr-ē-Khazana') is a leading cabinet member who heads the Ministry of Finance in the Government of Pakistan. The Minister is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget to the Parliament of Pakistan. Muhammad Aurangzeb is currently serving as the Finance Minister since March 11, 2024. List of ministers ;Legend * See also * Constitution of Pakistan * Defence Minister of Pakistan * Foreign Minister of Pakistan * Interior Minister of Pakistan * President of Pakistan * Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan (, Roman Urdu, romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen Cabinet of Pakistan, cabinet, desp ... References External links Ministry of Finance, Government of PakistanParliamentary Cabinet of Pakistan {{Economy of Pakistan * Ministry of Finance (Pakis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shehbaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has served as the 20th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan since March 2024, having previously been in the role between April 2022 to August 2023. He has also served as the president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) and chief minister of Punjab (Pakistan), chief minister of Punjab three times, making him the longest-serving person in the role. Shehbaz was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1988 and to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1990. He was again elected to the Punjab Assembly in 1993 and named Leader of the Opposition of Punjab (Pakistan), leader of the opposition. He was elected as chief minister of Pakistan's most populous province, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, for the first time on 20 February 1997. After the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état, Shehbaz, along with his family, spent years of self-exile in Saudi Arabia, returning t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (born 27 December 1958) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 18th prime minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018. He also currently leads Awaam Pakistan (AP) as its chairman. Abbasi was the senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), and had been the secretary-general of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an anti-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI coalition of political parties in Pakistan. He had been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from October 2018 to August 2023 and previously served as a member of the National Assembly for 8 non-consecutive terms since 1988. Abbasi started his career after the death of his father in 1988, and since then he has been elected a Member of the National Assembly six times for Constituency NA-50, Constituency NA-50 (Rawalpindi). After the PML-N victory in the 1997 Pakistani general election, 1997 gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Pakistan
The Senate of Pakistan, Constitution of Pakistan, constitutionally the House of the Federation, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. As of 2023, It has a maximum membership of 96, of which 92 are elected by the Member of the Provincial Assembly#Provincial Assemblies in Pakistan, provincial legislatures using single transferable vote; four represent the Islamabad Capital Territory, federal capital. Members sit for terms lasting six years, with half of the house up for election every three years. Unlike the National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly, the Senate is a continuing chamber and hence not subject to dissolution. First convened in 1973, the Senate's composition and powers are established by thArticle 59of the Constitution of Pakistan. Each of the four Administrative units of Pakistan, provinces is represented by 23 senators regardless of population, while the Islamabad Capital Territory is represented by four senators, all of whom serve staggere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
