Involved issuance of 3.98 billion new ordinary shares
Would still be short of Rs10b to meet capital adequacy ratio despite acquiring Summit Bank
Sources claim a prison official was suspended when he tried to take Lawai back to jail
This news will not have any impact on general banking activity
Top court tells FIA to halt probes against PPP leaders
SBP says regular operations will not be affected
The top court also directed both banks to submit a detailed report on the proposed merger
Top court has also sought reply in PIA privatisation case
Latter would be the surviving entity; transaction swap ratio to be 4.17:1
Real purpose of merger is to bail out another crony, claims PTI MPA