KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has again reminded the general public of demonetizing old designed banknotes will not be legal tender after December 3, 2022.
The central bank in a statement said that the last date for exchanging old designed banknotes is December 31, 2022.
The Federal Government vide Gazette Notification F.No.2(1)IFIII/2010 dated December 23, 2021, had extended the last date for exchange of old design large size banknotes of Rs 10, 50, 100 & 1000 by one year.
The holders of these old design large banknotes have been given the last chance to exchange these old design large size banknotes from the field offices of the SBP Banking Services Corporation (BSC) by December 31, 2022.
It is once again emphasized that this is the last and final deadline for exchange of such banknotes, upon expiry of which, these banknotes shall no longer be exchangeable from the counters of the SBP BSC and thus will lose their value.
The general public is therefore, requested to avail this final opportunity and get their holdings of these banknotes exchanged from SBP BSC Field Offices by December 31, 2022 and protect the value of their savings in these banknotes.
