The Lahore Journal
of Business

The Lahore Journal
of Business

Lahore Journal of Business

(HEC recognized journal in “Y” category)

The Lahore Journal of Business is aimed at providing a specialized forum for dissemination of qualitative and quantitative research in various areas of business administration. The LJB invites researchers, policy makers and analysts to submit original theoretical and empirical papers that explore and contribute to the understanding of various areas in the business domain. The Journal aims at bringing together state-of-art research findings, particularly from emerging markets, in various business disciplines including (but not limited to) accounting, banking, management, marketing, finance, investments, human resource management and organizational behavior.

Tahseen Mohsin Khan, Hamza Rizwan, Saima Akhtar, and Syed Waqar Azeem Naqvi

The purpose of this study is to analyze and evaluate the conventional and Islamic banking in Pakistan. For this study, sample of 19 conventional banks and 5 Islamic banks were selected. Camels approach is being used to evaluate the performance of both the conventional and Islamic banks. Ten ratios were used to measure profitability, liquidity, credit risk. Findings suggest that Islamic banks are less efficient than conventional banks in sectors like Asset Management, Management Capabilities and Liquidity. Also, the conventional banks have better Earning capabilities in terms of Return on Asset and Overhead Ratio. The analysis also shows that Islamic banks has better capital adequacy for the five years than conventional banks. The study also has implications for bankers as well as policy makers.