Bank of Balochistan sought

Published September 25, 2003

KARACHI, Sept 24: Pakistan Institute of Banking Studies says the government should set up The Bank of Balochistan to provide focussed banking facilities in the less-developed province of Balochistan.

Head of the institute and prominent banking lawyer Mr. Saalim Salam Ansari proposed this while speaking at a seminar here on Thursday, according to a press release. “The establishment of The Bank of Balochistan has become indispensable in view of the setting of Gwadar Port,” he told the seminar.

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