United Bank Limited (UBL) is one of the largest commercial banks in Pakistan having more than 1,000 branches inside the country. Its 15 branches outside the country are in the United States of America, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, and Republic of Yemen. It also has representative offices in Tehran, Iran, and Almaty, Khazakstan. It owns subsidiaries in the UK (United National Bank Limited), and in Zurich, Switzerland.
The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), is the largest integrated natural gas company in North & Central Pakistan through an extensive network in Punjab and North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). SNGPL was incorporated as a private limited Company in 1963 and converted into a public limited company in January 1964, and is listed on all the three Stock Exchanges of Pakistan. The Company has over 42 years of experience in operation and maintenance of high-pressure gas transmission and gas distribution systems. It has also expanded its activities to undertake the planning, designing and construction of pipelines, both for itself and other organizations.
SNGPL transmission system extends from Sui in Balochistan to Peshawar in NWFP.
Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited is Pakistan's oldest and largest foreign commercial bank. It employs over 9000 people in its 162 branches in Pakistan.
The NIB Bank Limited (formerly NDLC-IFIC Bank Limited) was incorporated in March 2003 as a publicly listed company. In October 2003, all assets and liabilities and all rights and obligations of the former National Development Leasing Corporation ("NDLC") and Pakistan operations of IFIC Bangladesh were amalgamated with and into NIB Bank. In April, 2004 the Pakistan operations of Credit Agricole Indosuez (the Global French bank) were also amalgamated with and into NIB Bank.
In June 2005, Temasek Holdings of Hongkong through Bugis Investments (Mauritius) Pte. Limited acquired over 70 percent shares in the capital of NIB Bank. Presently NIB Bank has a countrywide network of 41 branches and 15 new branches were planned for 2007.
NIB Bank has recently acquired another local financial group, Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation (PICIC), with nearly 170 branches. Together the bank have the 7th largest branch distribution in Pakistan, and place the bank in top-10 Pakistani banks in terms of Balance Sheet size and capital.
