our correspondent
\nPESHAWAR
\nBank of Khyber (BOK) posted Rs.1,206 million profit after tax (PAT) for the half year ended June 30,2020, said a press release issued here Thursday.
\nThis was informed during 162nd meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank held on August 19, 2020 in Peshawar. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Shakeel Qadir Khan, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Chairman Board of Directors of the Bank.
\nDue to the prevailing Pandemic COVID-19,most members attended the meeting via video link, attendees included Mr. Atif Rehman, Finance Secretary, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Maqsood Ismail Ahmad, Mr. Javed Akhtar, Mr. Asad Muhammad Iqbal, Mr. Rashid Ali Khan and Managing Director (A) BOK, Mr. Ihsan Ullah Ihsan.
\nIn the backdrop of COVID-19Pandemic, the Bank of Khyber has managed to show good results and posted Rs.1,206 million profit after tax for the half year ended June 30, 2020 as compared to Rs.498 million for the same period of 2019.
\nThe deposits stood at Rs.221,126 million whereas with a slight increase from the year end 2019, advances stood at Rs.118,026 million. Investments were at Rs.158,026 million. The bank\u2019s total assets rose to Rs.318,195 million.
\nThe Board was informed that the Bank was operating with 169 branches and 3 sub-branches wherein 84 branches were functioning as dedicated Islamic Banking Branches.
\nMoreover, 76% of BOK branch network comprises of profitable units. This percentage was achieved only due to execution of a comprehensive strategy by the Management for conversion of loss making branches in to profit.
\nIt is pertinent to mention here that newly opened branches have a gestation period and as of June 30, 2020, loss making branches figure stands at 42 out of 169 branches nationwide. Furthermore, 10 branches are expected to convert into profit by the end of the current year, thus reducing the loss making branches number to 32.
\nBOK has always taken the lead in playing a positive role by fulfilling its corporate social responsibility and has always participated actively in the Provincial and Federal Government\u2019s socio-economic initiatives. As per the objectives of the bank and in line with the Banks\u2019s financial inclusion strategy, the bank is catering to unbanked territories of the country where other financial institutions are hesitant to have their presence.
\nThe Board expressed its satisfaction over half yearly results and advised the management to work more diligently to achieve the targets and play its proactive role in the socio- economic uplift of the province and the country as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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