Pakistani banking stocks top Asia-Pacific rankings

Seven Pakistani banking stocks ranked among the top performers in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, supported by a combination of low base valuations, improving profitability, a relatively high interest-rate environment, balance-sheet clean-up, and renewed investor confidence in Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook during the year. Pakistani banking stocks were led by the Bank of Punjab (BOP), the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Askari Bank Limited and Bank of Khyber in the top four spots according to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. This is followed by United Bank Limited (UBL), Bank Makramah Limited and Faysal Bank at different spots in a list of 15 banks.