Circulars

Outright Purchase and Sale of GOP Sukuk by Government of Pakistan (GOP)

June 22, 2026
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The Presidents/Chief Executive Officers,
All Islamic Banking Institutions (IBIs),
Islamic Banking Branches (IBBs)


Dear All,

Outright Purchase and Sale of GOP Sukuk by Government of Pakistan (GOP)
Please refer to DMMD Circular No. 18 of 2015 regarding outright purchase of GOP Sukuk on deferred payment basis (Bai-Muajjal) by the Government of Pakistan and sale of these GOP Sukuk on ready payment basis through uniform price based competitive bidding auction process.

It has been decided to include non-bank investors (including but not limited to corporates, funds, individuals) as eligible participants in these auctions.

In this regard, following terms will be applicable:
Non-bank investors will be allowed to participate in these auctions, by submitting pass-through bids or non-competitive bids, through any Islamic Banking Institution (IBI) or Islamic Banking Branch (IBB).


IBIs / IBBs will submit the documents on behalf of the non-bank investors submitting pass-through or non-competitive bids.


In case of non-competitive bids in Bai-Muajjal auctions:

IBIs/IBBs will submit non-competitive bids with the name/account title of investor and amount of Sukuk to be sold/purchased, without quoting the price as per the format attached as Annex-A.
Non-bank investors will submit an undertaking and authorization form to the IBIs/IBBs before the auction as per format attached as Annex-B.
Only a single bid will be allowed to be submitted in each tenor.
Non-competitive bids shall be submitted one day prior to the competitive auction or as per the auction schedule announced from time to time.
Non-competitive bids will be accepted at the uniform price decided through the competitive auction.



All other instructions shall remain unchanged.