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PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR DATED 20 NOVEMBER 2017 – SUBJECT TO AMENDMENT AND COMPLETION The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for and on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan The Third Pakistan International Sukuk Company Limited (a public limited liability company incorporated in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) U.S.$ Trust Certificates due Issue Price: per cent. The U.S.$ trust certificates due (the Certificates) of The Third Pakistan International Sukuk Company Limited (in its capacity as issuer, the Issuer) will be constituted by a declaration of trust (the Declaration of Trust) dated on or about 2017 among the Issuer, The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for and on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (the Government or in its capacity as obligor, the Obligor or in its capacity as lessee, the Lessee, or in its capacity as servicing agent, the Servicing Agent) and The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c. (the Delegate). Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Issuer (in its capacity as the trustee for and on behalf of the Certificateholders (as defined herein), the Trustee) will declare that it will hold the Trust Assets (as defined herein) upon trust (the Trust) absolutely for the holders of the Certificates pro rata according to the face amount of Certificates held by each Certificateholder in accordance with the Declaration of Trust and the terms and conditions of the Certificates (the Conditions). On and in each year, commencing on 2018 (each, a Periodic Distribution Date), the Issuer will pay Periodic Distribution Amounts (as defined definitive terms of the transactions described herein will be in final herein) to Certificateholders calculated at the rate of per cent. per annum on the outstanding face amount of the Certificates as at the beginning of the relevant Return Accumulation Period (as defined herein) on a 30/360 day basis. The cular shall not, and is not intended to, constitute or contain an offer invitation to sell The Issuer will pay such Periodic Distribution Amounts solely from the proceeds received in respect of the Trust Assets which include rental payments by the Lessee under the Lease Agreement (as defined herein). Unless previously redeemed in the circumstances described in Condition 9, the Certificates will be redeemed on (the Scheduled Dissolution Date) at the Dissolution Distribution Amount (as defined herein). The Issuer will pay Dissolution Distribution Amounts solely from the proceeds received in respect of the Trust Assets which include payments by the Government under the Purchase Undertaking (as e final form of this offering circular. defined herein). The Certificates are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer. An investment in the Certificates involves certain risks. For a discussion of these risks, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23. Preliminary Offering Cir The Certificates are expected to be assigned a rating of ‘B3’ by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) and a rating of ‘B’ by Standard & Poor's Rating Services (Standard & Poor's). Moody's and Standard & Poor's are not established in the European Union and have not applied for registration under Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 (as amended) (the CRA Regulation). The ratings have been endorsed by Moody's Investors Service Ltd. and Standard & citation to buy any of the Notes. Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited, respectively, in accordance with the CRA Regulation. Moody's Investors Services Ltd. and Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited are established in the European Union and registered under the CRA Regulation. As such Moody's Investors Service Ltd. and Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited are included in the list of credit rating agencies published by the European Securities and Markets Authority on its website (at https://www.esma.europa.eu/supervision/credit-rating-agencies/risk) in accordance with the CRA Regulation. The European Securities and Markets Authority has indicated that ratings issued in the USA which have been endorsed by Moody's Investors Service Ltd. and Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited may be used in the EU by the relevant market participants. A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the Certificates (or beneficial interests therein), does not address the likelihood or timing of payment and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organisation. Application has been made to admit the Certificates to listing on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s Euro MTF market (the Euro MTF Market). The Euro MTF Market is not a regulated market pursuant to the provisions of Directive 2004/39/EC.