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  2. Concertina wire - Wikipedia

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    Concertina wire or Dannert wire [1] is a type of barbed wire or razor wire that is formed in large coils which can be expanded like a concertina. In conjunction with plain barbed wire (and/or razor wire/tape ) and steel pickets , it is most often used to form military-style wire obstacles .

  3. Barbed wire - Wikipedia

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    Barbed wire for agriculture use is typically double-strand 12 + 1 ⁄ 2-gauge, zinc-coated (galvanized) steel and comes in rolls of 400 m (1,320 ft) length. Barbed wire is usually placed on the inner (pasture) side of the posts. Where a fence runs between two pastures livestock could be with the wire on the outside or on both sides of the fence.

  4. Razor wire - Wikipedia

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    The barbed wire was arranged in a cat’s cradle formation that for every 12 yards of barbed fence built, 420 yards of barbed wire was strung (or 35 yards of wire per yard of fence). [1] Later versions of this type of barbed wire were manufactured by Germany during the First World War. The reason for this was a wartime shortage of wire to make ...

  5. National Bank of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is a Pakistani government-owned multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan . As of December 2022, it has over 1,500 branches across Pakistan .

  6. Silkbank - Wikipedia

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    Silkbank was founded in 1994 as Prudential Commercial Bank. [5] It began commercial operations on May 7, 1995. [5] It was subsequently listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. [6] In September 2001, Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company acquired Prudential Commercial Bank and renamed it as Saudi Pak Commercial Bank. [7] [5]

  7. Bank AL Habib - Wikipedia

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    Bank Al Habib Limited (Urdu pronunciation: [bɛŋk al ha.ˈbiːb] bank-al-hah-BEEB) is a Pakistani commercial bank based in Karachi. It is one of the largest banks in Pakistan with branches across the country. [2] It also operates wholesale branches in Bahrain and Malaysia and offices in UAE, Turkey , China , and Kenya.

  8. Allied Bank Limited - Wikipedia

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    In 1999, a major client of Allied Bank borrowed a substantial amount to acquire a 35 percent stake in the bank. [3] However, the client subsequently defaulted on the loans. [3] The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), which held a 49 percent share in Allied Bank, intervened and prevented the transfer of shares from employees to external shareholders. [3]

  9. State Bank of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Before independence on 14 August 1947, during the British colonial era, the Reserve Bank of India was the central bank for the then undivided subcontinent. On 30 December 1948 the British Government's commission distributed the Reserve Bank of India's reserves between Pakistan and India—30 percent (750 M gold) for Pakistan and 70 percent for India.