State bank announces banking hours for Ramadan
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday announced office and business hours for Ramadan-ul-Mubarak.
During Ramadan-ul-Mubarak, 1442 AH, the following office hours will be observed in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), which will also be followed by all banks, development finance institutions and microfinance banks: Monday to Thursday from 10:00am to 4:00pm with prayer break from 2:00pm to 2:15pm whereas on Fridays office hours will be from 10.00am to 1:00pm without break.
However, it is further advised to observe the following business (banking) hours for public dealing: Monday to Thursday from 10:00am to 1:30pm without break whereas on Fridays business (banking) hours for public dealing will be from 10:00am to 1:00pm without break.
After the holy month of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak, the above timings will automatically be reverted to pre Ramadan-ul-Mubarak timings, the SBP said in a press release.
