The Idea of Islamic Banking is still hot these days in Pakistan. Either completely new Islamic institute are being emerged or recent traditional banks are opening additional branches focusing in Shariah-based Financing products/services. But still consumers doubt that how much are they Islamic? Three years back, Fazal Ahmed, chief financial officer of the Islamic Investment Bank quoted that “Pakistan followed Malaysia and Bahrain considered the role models of Islamic banking while it formulated its regulations, now Pakistan has the best possible framework for Islamic banking that it can”. But, at the end of the day, government institutions and authorities cannot judge whether they have proved themselves or not while consumers do.

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