SBP Announces Bank Timings For 6 May 2022

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced Bank Timings for 6 May 2022 (Friday). The mentioned bank timings, which will be observed by all banks / DFIs / MFBs, will be applicable for coming Friday as the banking sector opens after Eid-ul-Fitr.

New Bank Timings

According to the new bank timings issued by SBP for 6 May 2022 (Friday), all banks / DFIs / MFBs shall remain open from 9:00AM to 6:00PM with prayer and lunch break from 1:00PM to 2:30PM. It bears mentioning that these bank timings are for office employees only.

Furthermore, banks / MFBs may prescribe business (banking) hours for public dealings on the above date as per their business requirements provided the business (banking) hours for public dealings being observed by the field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation (SBP-BSC) are followed as a minimum benchmark for this purpose as under:

From 9:00AM to 1:00PM (without break).

It is pertinent to mention that these bank timings will be followed for Friday (6 May 2022) and regular office timings will be issued subsequently.

#SBP will observe office hours on Friday, May 6, 2022 from 9am to 6pm (prayer / lunch break 1pm to 2:30pm) which shall also be followed by all banks. Further instructions on regular office timings will be issued subsequently.
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— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) May 5, 2022