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  • SBP decides not to issue fresh currency notes for Eid ul Fitr

    SBP decides not to issue fresh currency notes for Eid ul Fitr

    KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said that it will not issue fresh currency notes on this Eid ul Fitr.

    The decision has been taken due to measures taken by the government to prevent spread of COVID-19.

    The SBP issued a notification suspending the issuance of fresh currency notes to public.

    The SBP said that the bank’s management had taken multiple precautionary measures to ensure social distancing and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

    “These include but are not limited to performing of only essential / critical functions, making comprehensive work from home arrangements, ensuring workplace SOPs, issuance of medical advisories, etc.”

    Accordingly, the bank’s COVID-19 committee had decided not to issue fresh notes to general public and employees / ex-employees of SBP and its subsidiaries on occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr 2020.

  • Eid-ul-Fitr Mubarak

    Eid-ul-Fitr Mubarak

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  • SBP issues Rs360 billion worth fresh currency notes on Eid-ul-Fitr

    SBP issues Rs360 billion worth fresh currency notes on Eid-ul-Fitr

    KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued Rs360 billion worth fresh currency notes on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, said a statement on Monday.

    The SBP said that through 16 field offices of its subsidiary SBP-Banking Services Corporation (SBP-BSC), provided fresh banknotes of various denominations aggregating to Rs360 billion, including Rs61 billion of Rs100 and below denominations, via cash counters of banks and SMS service (8877) to general public during Ramazan.

    Out of Rs61 billion, Rs54 billion were issued through the SMS service which was available in 142 cities through more than 1,700 commercial bank branches and 16 field offices of SBP BSC.

    The service catered to more than 3 million people before Eid-ul-Fitr.

    State Bank has also issued a sufficient quantity of fresh notes of higher denominations to banks for smooth ATM operations during the Eid Holidays.

    In this regard, special teams of SBP and SBP BSC officials shall inspect and monitor the working of ATMs across Pakistan to ensure uninterrupted availability of cash to the general public during the Eid holidays.


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  • Bank holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr

    Bank holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr

    The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Wednesday that banks will be closed from June 4 to 7, 2019, in observance of Eid-ul-Fitr. This extended holiday period will allow employees and customers to celebrate the festive occasion without interruption.

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  • SBP facilitates three million people with fresh currency notes on Eid-ul-Fitr

    SBP facilitates three million people with fresh currency notes on Eid-ul-Fitr

    The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has successfully facilitated three million customers in obtaining fresh currency notes for Eid-ul-Fitr through its e-branches of commercial banks, according to a statement released on Wednesday.

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  • Eid-ul-Fitr holidays from June 4-7 announced

    Eid-ul-Fitr holidays from June 4-7 announced

    The government of Pakistan has officially declared a four-day holiday from June 4 to 7 in celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday.

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  • SBP issues list of e-branches for obtaining fresh currency notes for Eid-ul-Fitr

    SBP issues list of e-branches for obtaining fresh currency notes for Eid-ul-Fitr

    KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday issued list of 1,718 e-branches for sending SMS and obtaining fresh currency notes for Eid-ul-Fitr.

    The SBP said that fresh currency notes will be available from designated commercial bank branches called “e-branches” and the sixteen field offices of SBP BSC.

    The booking of the service shall commence from May 19, 2019, while issuance of fresh currency through mobile SMS service will start from May 20 and continue till May 31, 2019.

    The service will be provided through 1702 e-branches & 16 SBP BSC offices in 142 cities across Pakistan to ensure maximum geographical coverage.

    The charges for the service are Rs. 1.50/- plus tax, per SMS.

    The branch IDs of designated e-branches are available at SBP website http://www.sbp.org.pk, PBA website http://www.pakistanbanks.org, commercial banks websites and will also be displayed prominently outside designated e-branches.

    It may be noted that the branch ID for e-branch is different from the existing branch/SWIFT code of banks.

    Under this facility, a person may send an SMS message comprising his/her 13 digits CNIC/Smart card number along with the desired e-branch ID [e.g. 32453-3454432-1(space)KHI001] to short code 8877.

    The list of the banks can be accessed to the link: List of e-branches.

    In return, the person will receive an SMS containing redemption code, e-branch address and the code validity period.

    Redemption code received by the customer will be valid for two (02) working days as per the mentioned dates in the SMS.

    The customer may then approach the concerned e-branch along with his/her original CNIC/Smart card, a photocopy of the CNIC/Smart card and transaction code received from 8877 to obtain fresh currency notes. An individual can obtain three (03) packets of Rs.10/- and one (01) packet each of Rs 50/- & Rs. 100/-.

    It is also notified that each CNIC/Smart card number or mobile phone number can only be used once.

    No transaction code will be issued to the sender in case he/she sends the same CNIC/Smart card number from different mobile numbers or sends different CNIC/Smart card numbers from same mobile number during the service.

    Further, the system shall provide the fresh currency notes on first come first serve basis and new bookings shall be closed once the system reaches its capacity.

  • SBP launches SMS service for issuance fresh currency notes for Eid-ul-Fitr

    SBP launches SMS service for issuance fresh currency notes for Eid-ul-Fitr

    KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched SMS service for issuance of fresh currency notes to the general public for the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr.

    The SBP on Friday said that the fresh currency notes will be available from designated commercial bank branches called “e-branches” and the sixteen field offices of SBP BSC.

    The booking of the service shall commence from 19th May, 2019, while issuance of fresh currency through mobile SMS service will start from 20th May and continue till May 31, 2019.

    The service will be provided through 1702 e-branches & 16 SBP BSC offices in 142 cities across Pakistan to ensure maximum geographical coverage. The charges for the service are Rs. 1.50/- plus tax, per SMS.

    The branch IDs of designated e-branches are available at SBP website http://www.sbp.org.pk, PBA website http://www.pakistanbanks.org, commercial banks websites and will also be displayed prominently outside designated e-branches. It may be noted that the branch ID for e-branch is different from the existing branch/SWIFT code of banks.

    Under this facility, a person may send an SMS message comprising his/her 13 digits CNIC/Smart card number along with the desired e-branch ID [e.g. 32453-3454432-1(space)KHI001] to short code 8877.

    In return, the person will receive an SMS containing redemption code, e-branch address and the code validity period. Redemption code received by the customer will be valid for two (02) working days as per the mentioned dates in the SMS.

    The customer may then approach the concerned e-branch along with his/her original CNIC/Smart card, a photocopy of the CNIC/Smart card and transaction code received from 8877 to obtain fresh currency notes. An individual can obtain three (03) packets of Rs.10/- and one (01) packet each of Rs. 50/- & Rs. 100/-.

    It is also notified that each CNIC/Smart card number or mobile phone number can only be used once.

    No transaction code will be issued to the sender in case he/she sends the same CNIC/Smart card number from different mobile numbers or sends different CNIC/Smart card numbers from same mobile number during the service.

    Further, the system shall provide the fresh currency notes on first come first serve basis and new bookings shall be closed once the system reaches its capacity. For any queries/complaints, the general public may contact the SBP BSC helpdesk at UAN (021) 111-008-877. The helpdesk facility will only be available during office hours.