This document discusses bonds and debt instruments in Pakistan. It notes that bonds provide opportunities for investment diversification and help finance government development activities. However, political instability and uncertainty pose challenges. Specific bond offerings from companies like Engro and OGDCL are mentioned, along with the benefits they provide and financial institutions involved. Government bond auctions and sukuk issuances are also summarized.

2. Bilal Nasser
Waqas Khalid
Misbah Jamil
Khurram Waheed
M.Salahudin Sultan
Sadam Rafay

3. “ Importance of Debts /Bonds in
Pakistan Perspective”

4. It is a place where debt instruments including T-bill , Bonds,TFCs etc. are traded.
Importance of bonds/debt in market
 Opportunity for investor to diversify their investment portfolio.
 Financing the development activities of govt.
 Less risky as compared to equity market which leads to encourage low investment which
leads to inflow of funds in the economy.
 Efficient mobilization and allocation of resources.
 Higher liquidity & control over credit.

5. Deals with all debt instruments, government
securities corporate entities
The market is regulated under the Regulation
Governing Bonds Automated Trading Regulations
Expansion in banking sector and other financial
institutions have increased the competition
Formed a secondary debt market for government
securities and treasury bills
Financial institutions are now compelled to offer
higher interest rates on deposits.

6. Political instability and uncertainty.
Debt crisis
Political interference in regulatory
Unawareness of proceedings and new offerings of
financial products.
Lack of accountability
Issuance of bonds is not clear, transparent and proper.
Lack of proper benchmarking in case of long term
loans
High Issuing Cost

7.  Better than any other investment alternative as it guarantees, high
profit, low risk and timely payments with no uncertainty involved

8.  High profit margin (14.5% p.a)
 Twice interest payments in a year
 Issued for the period of 3years
 Low initial investment i.e. 25000
 Best solution for investment
 Money pay back before maturity

9. There is no restriction or any strict eligibility criteria
to invest in rupiah certificate.
Anyone foreign or Pakistani national, individual or a
company (to the extent legal requirements are
fulfilled) can purchase the certificate and become part
of Engro family.

10. Standard chartered
NIB bank
UBL
Habib bank limited
City bank ,MCB
BMA Financials
Allied Bank Limited
IGI
JSBL
Bank Alfalah

11. Convenience
Higher return
Encashment any time
Any one can invest
Deduction of zakat
Deduction of income tax
Risk free investment
Innovative scheme

12.  OGDCL’s (Oil and Gas Development Company
Limited) is the largest petroleum, exploration,
production and development company in Pakistan
listed on all 3 stock Exchange of Pakistan as well as
London stock exchange
 Government of Pakistan (GOP) offerings 4.98% of
OGDCL shares via an initial public offering (IPO)
and secondary offering 9.5% shares in the form of
Global depositary receipt at London stock exchange
in 2006. Secondary public offering of 0.5% to the
general public.

13. GOP further offering shares via The Benazir Employee
Stock Scheme 10.2% shares were distributed among the
company employees free of cost.
Presently, Government of Pakistan Holds 74.82% of
OGDCL shares and planned to maximize up to 10% by
mean of an issuance of exchangeable bond to international
institutional investors.
The Government wants to increase of monetizing up to 10
% shares of OGDCl by issuance of exchangeable bonds.
The Government wants to increase of monetizing up
to 10 % shares of OGDCl by issuance of exchangeable
bonds.

14. In this article OGDCL is going to improve their
diversification through $500 Million exchangeable
bonds.
The OGDCL bond activity builds and fulfills this
phrase “Never put all your eggs in one basket.”

15. It would be a high quality of international investor’s
base and it would improve domestic capital market
through increased foreign institutional investors and
foreign direct investment flows.
The financial institutions (Citibank, J P Morgan, Nomura
Investment Inc; UK, Barclays Bank, Morgan Stanley,
Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch ) included in
this process.

16. The government raised a net amount of 64.31
billion as against the target of Rs 60 billions
through the auction of Pakistan investment bonds
Government of Pakistan issued Ijara sukuk had
been a longstanding need of Islamic banking
industry, also served as a new source of funds for
the government.

17. The report predicted that the introduction of this
platform is expected to provide not only a boost to
fixed income market; it also has a lot for all
market participants.
Moreover, the platform is likely to attract more
investors to the market as the price discovery
process becomes much easier resulting into
enhanced liquidity and lower liquidity premium.

18. The credit rating agency (Standard & Poor’s)
assessment of Pakistan’s creditworthiness is
remarkably blunt
The three-way political struggle between the
executive, the judiciary and the military is the single
biggest risk to Pakistan’s economic stability and it is
growing.

19.  Government should take decision for long term
bonds and short term bonds and they should use
junk bonds for raising capital against higher rate of
return.
 Pakistani government highly base on financial aid to
foreign countries and this aid is declining day by day.
 It has a 2.4 billion worth of debt repayment in 2012
for achieving this goal they should increase capital
by junk bonds

20. In this Article Karachi Electric Supply Company has
launched the public offering of Pakistan’s first ever
Utility Sector Retail Bond Issue, titled: AZM TFCs
(Term Finance Certificates) of 2 Billion on May 23.
The Company Issued three types of TFCs which have
the different time periods and maturity time and the
Coupon rates.

21. I am going to discuss about only one TFC which is as
follows:
Coupon rate is 13.00% p.a (per annum) payable
monthly for the 13 month issue.
The total face value of the issue is Rs. 2,000 million.