During the British Raj, an attempted heist involving a tunnel dug towards the bank was foiled, and the culprits were apprehended. Following the partition, the institution was rebranded as the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), which was officially formed in 1949. In recent decades, a new, elegant edifice for the NBP was constructed at the same location, housing the main branch on the ground floor and the State Bank of Pakistan on the upper level.
Prior to Pakistan's independence, Sukkur was home to several other banks. The Arabian Cooperative Bank was founded in 1921 opposite Lux Park, while the Punjab National Bank and the Central Bank both opened their doors in 1935 along Bandar Road. The Sindh Provisional Cooperative Bank Ltd started operations in 1938 on Frere Road. These institutions, along with the local branch of the Imperial Bank of India, which had connections to John Maynard Keynes' work on Indian currency and finance, have since ceased operations or been closed.
- Sukkur banking evolution
- Historical banks of Sukkur
- Bambi Bank history
- Imperial Bank of India Sukkur
- National Bank of Pakistan inception
- British Raj bank heist Sukkur
- Sukkur’s pre-partition financial institutions
- Arabian Cooperative Bank 1921
- Punjab National Bank Sukkur
- Central Bank Bandar Road
- Sindh Provisional Cooperative Bank Ltd
- Imperial Bank currency finance
- John Maynard Keynes banking
- Banking sector transformation Sukkur
- NBP new building Sukkur
