Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:37:20 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:37:20 +0500 60 SBP announces revised working hours for banks during Ramadan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30354431/sbp-announces-revised-working-hours-for-banks-during-ramadan <p><strong>The State Bank of Pakistan on Monday announced revised working hours for all banks, development finance institutions and microfinance banks during <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30354299/ruet-e-hilal-committee-to-sight-ramazan-moon-today-in-peshawar">Ramadan 2024</a>, the central bank said in a statement.</strong></p> <p>The working hours will start from 09:00am and end at 03:30pm from Monday to Thursday with a prayer break from 2:00pm to 2:30pm.</p> <p>On Fridays, office hours will be from 08.30am to 1:00pm without break, according to the central bank.</p> <p>For public dealings, the banks were advised to observe working hours from 09:00am to 02:00pm without a break from Monday to Thursday and from 08:30 am to 1:00 pm without break on Fridays.</p> <p>Read: <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30354357/gaza-welcomes-ramadan-under-israeli-terror">Gaza welcomes Ramadan under Israeli terror</a></p> <p>“After the month of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak, the above timings will automatically revert to pre Ramadan timings,” the SBP said.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30354257" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad has summoned a meeting to sight the Ramadan crescent today (Monday) in Peshawar.</p> <p>The committee will convene for the Ramadan moon sighting of Hijri year 1445.</p> The State Bank of Pakistan on Monday announced revised working hours for all banks, development finance institutions and microfinance banks during Ramadan 2024, the central bank said in a statement.

The working hours will start from 09:00am and end at 03:30pm from Monday to Thursday with a prayer break from 2:00pm to 2:30pm.

On Fridays, office hours will be from 08.30am to 1:00pm without break, according to the central bank.

For public dealings, the banks were advised to observe working hours from 09:00am to 02:00pm without a break from Monday to Thursday and from 08:30 am to 1:00 pm without break on Fridays.

Read: Gaza welcomes Ramadan under Israeli terror

“After the month of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak, the above timings will automatically revert to pre Ramadan timings,” the SBP said.

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad has summoned a meeting to sight the Ramadan crescent today (Monday) in Peshawar.

The committee will convene for the Ramadan moon sighting of Hijri year 1445.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30354431 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:06:25 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) Pakistani women wait for their turn outside a bank Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Islamabad on October 5, 2012 - AFP