Prime minister Shaukat Aziz tells Farhan Bokhari in Karachi that Pakistani banks are poised for further growth. But there are mixed opinions about whether the country’s economic recovery is sustainable.

Pakistan’s banks have been facing up to privatisation and anti-money laundering measures and there are more challenges ahead. Farhan Bokhari reports from Karachi.

Ishrat Husain, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan

Pakistan has decided to sell 51% of the shares of Habib Bank to the Geneva-based Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) for about $400m in one of the country’s biggest privatisation deals ever, writes Farhan Bokhari.