KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday said that all banks, development finance institutions (DFIs) and microfinance banks (MFBs) will be open during Ramazan from Monday to Thursday, 10am to 4pm, with prayer break from 2pm to 2:15pm.

On Fridays office hours will be from 10am to 1pm without break.

The SBP further advised banking hours for public dealing from Monday to Thursday will be 10am to 1:30pm without break whereas on Fridays it will be from 10am to 1pm without break.

Published in Dawn, April 14th, 2021

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