Staff Reporter
Peshawar
BOK posted Rs.1,206 million profit after tax (PAT) for the Half Year ended June 30, 2020. This 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.
Due 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.
In the backdrop of COVID-19 Pandemic, 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.
The 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’s total assets rose to Rs.318,195 million. The 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.
Moreover, 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. It 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.
