KHYBER AGENCY - Secretary Law and Order FATA Secretariat Dr Attaur Rehman on Friday inaugurated first-ever Bank of Khyber (BoK) branch in Torkham border of Landikotal tehsil.
Secretary Law & Order, who was chief guest on the occasion, formally cut the ribbon to open the bank. Political Agent (PA) Khyber Agency Khalid Mehmood, Assistant Political Agent (APA) Rahim Mehsud, forces and administration officials, bank officials Atif Hanif and manger Rehmat Khan were among the attendants.
Speaking on the occasion, Atta-ur-Rehman declared the BoK a good omen for enhancing trade related activities in Torkham area.
PA Khyber asked for establishment of more branches in Bara and Tirah Valley for facilitating tribesmen to restart businesses there.
BoK official Atif Hanif said that under Islamic banking system of BoK, the branch had been opened to provide on-line banking facilities to government officials, traders and pensioners. He also informed that consumers could easily avail loans from bank for initiating business in their respective areas.