KARACHI: According to an earlier notice by the State Bank of Pakistan, all banks in Pakistan are closed for
public transaction on Monday (
today).
The central bank said in a statement that January 3, 2022, will be recognized as a “bank holiday,” with all banks, development finance i
nstitutions (DFIs), and microfinance banks (MFBs) closed for
public transactions.
Th
e SBP is also closed.
Employees of banks, DFIs, and MFBs, on the other hand, will go to work as usual, according to the statement.
The central bank had previously announced that on December 30 and 31, authorized branches and field offices of th
e SBP B
anking Services Corporation (SBP-BSC) will operate extended b
anking hours until 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., respectively, to ease the collection of government receipts and taxes.
