Comparative table of returns being given banks on their Profit and Loss Sharing Investment Accounts and Term Deposits.

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RETURNS ON PLS INVESTMENTS                                                                     (JANUARY TO JUNE 2012)

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                                                                (Percent)

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BANKS                       NOTICE    DEPOSIT  Saving                              TERM DEPOSITS

                           7 to 29   30 days &  Acct  1 Mth  2 Mths 3 Mths 6 Mths 1 Yr    2 Yrs   3 Yrs  4 Yrs  5 Yrs

                             days    above

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Allied Bank Limited           6.00     6.00    6.00   10.00      -  10.10  10.20  10.50       -       -      -      -

Askari Bank                   6.00     6.00    6.00    6.00   6.10   6.25   6.50   7.00    7.50    8.00      -   9.00

Bank Al-Habib Limited            -        -    6.00    7.00      -   7.50   8.00   9.00    9.10    9.20   9.30   9.50

Bank of Khyber                3.00     5.00    6.00       -      -   6.10   6.20   6.30    6.50    6.75   7.00   8.00

Bank of Punjub                0.50     1.00    5.00    1.00   1.00   1.25   1.50   1.75    1.75    2.00   2.00   2.50

Bank Alfalah Limited          6.00     6.00    6.00    6.00      -   6.00   6.00   6.00    6.00    6.50   7.00   7.50

Faysal Bank Limited              -        -    5.00   10.20      -  10.40  10.35  11.00   11.00   11.00  11.00  11.00

First Women Bank Limited      6.00     6.15    6.00       -      -   6.75   7.25   8.25    8.50    8.75   9.50   9.75

Habib Bank Limited            6.00     6.00    6.00       -      -      -      -      -       -       -      -      -

Habib Metropolitan Bank       6.00     6.00    6.00    6.00      -   7.50   8.25   9.50   10.00   11.00  11.25  11.50

National Bank of Pakistan     6.00     6.00    6.00       -      -   6.20   6.30   6.60    6.80    7.10   7.40   7.60

NIB Bank                      6.00     6.00    6.00    6.00      -   6.00   6.50   7.25    7.75    8.25   8.75  10.00

Soner Bank Limited            6.00     8.00    6.00    8.00      -   8.50   9.00  10.75   11.00   11.25      -      -

Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited     -        -    6.00    6.10      -   6.10   6.30   6.30    6.60    6.80   7.10   7.40

FOREIGN BANKS

Deutsche Bank AG              9.32     9.85    6.58       -   9.49   9.91  10.02  11.59       -       -      -      -

Oman Int. Bank SAOG           6.00     8.50    6.00    9.50      -  10.00  10.25  10.75       -       -      -      -

Standard Chart. Bank          6.07     6.25    6.00    6.78      -   7.77   8.09   8.50    8.75    9.00      -      -

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NOTE: *Rates to be read as upto

Copyright Business Recorder, 2012