Al Baraka (Pakistan) Limited (ABPL) came into being as a result of the first merger in the Islamic Banking sector of Pakistan.[2] The merger took place between the branch operations of Al Baraka Islamic Bank (AIB) Bahrain, Al Baraka Islamic Bank Pakistan (AIBP) and Emirates Global Islamic Bank (Pakistan), and thus from 1 November 2010, the operations of the merged entity began.[3] The second merger took place in 2016 with Burj Bank Ltd.[4] As of Sept 2016, the Bank has a national presence in Pakistan with a network of 191 branches in more than 97 cities across the country.[5]