Bank of Bahawalpur was established by the
Bahawalpur state in December 1947 after the
creation of Pakistan. In 1950, it was listed on the
Karachi Stock Exchange. In 1955, it became a state-owned bank of the
Government of Pakistan after the dissolution of the Bahawalpur state in 1955. In 1965, the
National Bank of Pakistan acquired ownership of the Bank of Bahawalpur from the Government of Pakistan. ==References==