The banks have been restricted by the SBP and their total exposure to shares can not exceed 20 percent of their equity. If we assume, for the sake of argument, that all the banks have collectively used up this maximum limit of exposure their investment of the banking sector in shares would be small – about Rs. 32 billion.
This accounts only 1.6 percent of the total assets of the banking system and it can be seen that it does not pose any serious risk to the bank. As far as real estate is concerned, the banks cannot finance purchase of plots of land and only against housing.