[2] It also operates wholesale branches in Bahrain and Malaysia and offices in UAE, Turkey (Istanbul), China (Beijing), and Kenya.

The original Habib Bank began modestly in Bombay in 1941 when it commenced operations with a fixed capital of 25,000 rupees.

Impressed by its initial performance, Muhammad Ali Jinnah asked the Habib Bank to move its operations to Karachi after the independence of Pakistan.

Under the privatisation policy of the Government of Pakistan, the Dawood Habib Group was granted permission to set up a commercial bank.

Bank AL Habib has decided to purchase from TPL Properties, Centrepoint, a high-rise building in Karachi.