KARACHI: Pakistan’s listed banks posted a combined profit of Rs168 billion in the second quarter of 2025, up 22pc year-on-year but down 3pc from the previous quarter, according to a report by Topline Securities.

The sector’s net interest income (NII) rose 19pc YoY. United Bank Ltd (UBL) recorded the sharpest growth, with NII up 213pc to Rs91bn, followed by National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) with a 42pc increase to Rs61bn, and Bank of Punjab (BoP) with a 158pc jump to Rs21bn. Excluding these three, sector-wide NII declined 2pc YoY.

On a Q-on-Q basis, NII remained largely flat as gains at........

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