{
  "id": 2482758,
  "title": "Meezan Bank bags its 5th ‘Best Bank’ award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/meezan-bank-bags-its-5th-best-bank-award",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-22T02:39:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn Business",
    "slug": "dawn-business",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024457/meezan-bank-bags-its-5th-best-bank-award"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meezan Bank has been recognized as Pakistan's best bank for the fifth time at the 11th Pakistan Banking Awards, held in Karachi on Friday. In addition to this prestigious title, the bank also won the award for customer engagement. Bank of Punjab secured three awards, including Best Bank for Women’s Inclusion, Best SME Bank, and Best Bank for Agriculture Inclusion. Bank Alfalah was awarded the Digital Excellence Award, while Habib Bank Ltd received the Best Bank for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) award. Faysal Bank Ltd and Askari Bank were jointly named the Best Mid-Sized Bank. Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company Ltd was named the Best Contribution by a Non-Bank Entity, and ASA Microfinance Bank Ltd was recognized as the Best Microfinance Bank. State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmad emphasized the need for faster banking digitisation and higher private sector credit penetration during his remarks at the event.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}