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There are five Islamic banks operating in Pakistan. The significant shares of paid-up capital actually comes from the high net worth families and institutions in the Middle East, especially the six countries comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). There are six countries - Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, UK and Singapore - from where individuals and institutions have invested in the five fully-fledged Islamic banks in Pakistan. Almost all of these banks are advised by the graduates of Darul Uloom Karachi, Jamiatul Uloom Islamia Binnori Town Karachi and Jamiatul Rasheed Karachi – well-known religious seminaries of Deobandi school of thought.