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FRIDAY May 18, 2012  
   
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 Islamabad, 5 March 2012, Pakistan and Afghanistan are committed to strengthen Microfinance Sector. It was agreed at the meeting between Ghalib Nishtar, President, Khushhalibank and visiting officials from Afghanistan that both Pakistan and Afghanistan, being neighboring developing countries in the Asian region, can benefit by developing and promoting the financial Infrastructure to support microfinance through continuous knowledge and skill sharing experiences of their respective markets.                  Karachi, February 2012, Khushhalibank and IBA Entrepreneurship Society Announce Winners of the ISERVE 2012 - a unique social enterprise competition aimed at providing students a platform to contribute significantly towards the community in the form of sustainable social ideas and creating a new generation of viable social ventures.                  Peshawar, 23 February 2012, Khushhalibank and Beacon-house join hands for ‘Model United Nations 2012’ (MUN). MUN is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current affairs, international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda. The Frontier Campus Beacon-house Model United Nation (FC-BMUN) is the first ever MUN conference to be held in Peshawar.                  Islamabad, February 1, 2012, Khushhalibank and NUST join hands to host All Pakistan Model United Nations Conference 2012.                  September 21-22, 2011, Khushhalibank sponsors the World Islamic Finance Summit 2011.                  September 20, 2011, Khushhalibank partners with the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) as platinum sponsor in a nationwide business plan competition, titled 'Discover – Prosperity through Entrepreneurship'.                  September 16, 2011, Khushhalibank joins hands with Dawood Global Foundation (DGF) to promote women entrepreneurship by sponsoring the second LADIESFUND Entrepreneurship Conference (LEC 2011).                  August 01, 2011, The first Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership (CEL) by SME Business Support Fund (BSF) was inaugurated at SZABIST Islamabad by Ghalib Nishtar, President Khushhalibank.                  May 25, 2011, The Microcredit Summit Campaign (MSC) status report ranks Khushhalibank as one of the biggest microfinance entities of the region having served two and a half million relationships and having over four hundred thousand active clients.                  May 05, 2011 , Khushhalibank and Western Union signed an agreement to introduce international inbound remittance services in 76 districts across Pakistan where Khushhalibank operates. This agreement makes KBL the first microfinance institution in Pakistan to introduce the cross border inbound remittance service, thereby facilitating a large segment of rural population to receive money from overseas through Khushhalibank's wide network of 109 branches.                  May 03, 2011 , JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited (JCR-VIS) has upgraded the entity ratings of Khushhalibank, to 'A' (Single A) from 'A-' (Single A Minus) for the medium to long-term and A-1 (A One) from A-2 (A Two) for the short-term. The ratings reflect Khushhalibank's ability to withstand tough operating environment and maintain its market standing. It also highlights the bank's position as one of the largest microfinance bank operating in the MFB sector in Pakistan.                  February 26, 2011, Khushhalibank, while acknowledging the contributions made by young entrepreneurs in various sectors became the exclusive partner of IBA Verve 2011 organized by IBA Entrepreneurship Society (IBAES) and Center for Entrepreneurial Development. The event took place in Karachi and was graced by the some of the country's most renowned businesspersons. IBA VERVE 2011 was a unique platform in which students were exposed to real life success stories and industry best practices.                  February 22, 2011, Khushhalibank's clients won the highest numbers of awards during the 7th Citi-PPAF Awards held in Islamabad. Sajan, a client of Mithi Branch, was awarded a prize of Rs. 110,000 for being the Regional Winner from Sindh. His loan officer Jhaman Das received a cash prize of Rs. 25,000. In runners up category, Kalsoom Bibi from Rawalpindi Branch and Muhammad Azeem from Gawadar Branch were awarded a cash prize of Rs. 80,000 each and their loan officers Adeel Shaehzad and Khadim Hussain were given a cash prize of Rs. 20,000 respectively.                  August 11, 2010, Khushhalibank successfully completes 10 years of micro-finance banking in Pakistan. Ghalib Nishtar, President Khushhalibank, expressing his views on the occasion said, "Today, we have made our contribution by making a difference in hundreds and thousands of lives across the country by providing financial service access to the unbanked segments of the population."                April 19, 2010, Khushhalibank held its Annual Sales Conference at PC Bhurban to review the performance for the year 2009. The conference was chaired by Ghalib Nishtar, President, Khushhalibank and attended by all Departmental Heads and the Retail Unit from the Corporate Office, and Regional Business Managers and Territory Portfolio Managers from their respective Regions.                  February 16, 2010, Khushhali Bank in collaboration with American Business Council has given the first 20 cheques to the affected traders of Bolton Market under 'Bolton Market - Business Revitalization Program' of USAID in a ceremony held in Karachi. Khushhali Bank is managing the process of grant disbursement of USAID's funds of PKR 1 billion for the program.                  August 11, 2009, Khushhali Bank celebrates its ninth anniversary to acknowledge the contribution and hard work of its employees, while resolving to make its clients a priority and rejoicing the unprecedented success of past nine years.                  Khushhali Bank Limited re-constitutes its Board of Directors for a term of three years. Syed Ali Raza, President, National Bank of Pakistan, being the chairman, the new Board of Directors consists of seven members, four representing the share holders three non share holding Independent Directors.                 
 
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   World Islamic Finance Summit 2011
   
 
The World Islamic Finance Summit 2011 was held in Karachi on September 21-22 under the patronage of State Bank of Pakistan. The theme of the two-day summit was “Islamic finance growth and opportunities”.

The objective of the summit was to bring together industry leaders, academicians, think-tanks, Shariah scholars, regulators and policy makers to catalyze the growth pace in the Islamic financial sector. The conference was supported by several financial institutions including Khushhalibank.

It was a grand convention that brought together the government and the private sector on a single platform where they exchanged ideas and discussed strategies to promote Islamic finance in the country. Renowned speakers like Muhammad Kamran Shehzad, Acting Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Nisar A. Memon, Former Federal Information Minister, Sirajuddin Aziz ,CEO, Bank Alfalah and Shafqaat Ahmed - CEO, Al Baraka Bank deliberated on the subject at the summit.

The summit also provided an opportunity to the government and the private sector organizations to work towards promoting the opportunities for investment in Islamic financial instruments and gain greater understanding of the challenges faced by the two sectors.

Muhammad Kamran Shehzad - Acting Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, in his keynote address stressed upon the role of Central Bank in the augmentation of Islamic finance within the country. He pointed out that the development of Islamic Finance would lead to the increased support for the SME’s and the agricultural domains of the country. However, he emphasized that the key challenge is to develop human resource skills and called upon national educational institutes to assist in meeting the need of human capital in the Islamic finance industry.

The Summit comprised a CEO power table, 7 panel discussions and a 60 minutes Shariah dialogue session. The speakers and panelists discussed the growth, opportunities and the challenges faced by Islamic finance not only in Pakistan but also globally. They contemplated upon the key issues the industry is confronting and the possible strategies that may help to deal with them.
   
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