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 2014)                                           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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Bank Al-Habib Ltd             7.00      7.00      7.00      7.00          -     7.00      7.00      8.10      8.30      8.40      8.50      8.60

Bank of Khyber                7.00      7.00      7.00         -          -     7.05      7.10      7.15      7.20      7.30      7.60      8.00

Bank of Punjub                7.00      7.00      7.00      7.00       7.00     7.00      7.00      7.00      7.00      7.00      7.00      7.00

Bank Alfalah Ltd              7.00      7.00      7.00      7.40          -     7.70      7.95      8.30      8.50      8.70      9.00      9.25

First Women Bank Ltd          7.00      7.00      7.00      7.00          -     7.00      7.25      7.50      7.75      8.00      8.25      8.50

Habib Metro Bank              7.00      7.00      7.00      7.00          -     7.00      7.00      8.50      8.50      8.75      8.75      9.25

National Bank of Pakistan     7.00         -      7.00         -          -     7.00      7.10      7.40      7.60      7.90      8.20      8.40

ZTBL                             -         -      7.00         -          -     7.00      7.00      7.00      7.40      7.60      7.80      8.00

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FOREIGN BANKS

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Deutsche Bank AG              8.12      8.23      8.10         -       8.73     8.29      9.10      8.38         -         -         -         -

HSBC Bank Oman SAOG           7.00      7.00      7.00      7.00          -     7.25      7.50      8.00         -         -         -         -

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NOTE: *Rates to be read as upto

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