Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd (ZTBL) was established in 1961 through the merger of the Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan and the Agricultural Development Finance Corporation to provide financial services primarily to the agricultural sector. ZTBL is owned by the government and has over 5,000 employees working across 32 zones, 9 audit zones, and 416 branches. In addition to providing loans, deposits, and other banking services, ZTBL also operates an agricultural training farm to educate farmers and an owned subsidiary called Kissan Support Services Limited to perform non-core business activities. As of September 30, 2014, ZTBL had total assets of 151 billion PKR and net profits of 15.7 billion PKR based on un