KARACHI ; Dec 26,2022: Opening of Branches for Collection of Government Receipts/ Duties/ Taxes on December 31, 2022. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday issued a circular which said
in order to facilitate the collection of Government receipts / duties / taxes, it has been decided that the field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation (SBP-BSC) and authorized branches of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) will observe extended banking hours till 8:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M. on 30th and December 31, 2022 respectively.
Accordingly, NIFT has been advised to arrange a special clearing at 8:00 P.M. on 31st December, 2022 (Saturday) for same day clearing of paymentinstruments.
All banks are, therefore, advised to keep their concerned branches open on December 31, 2022 (Saturday) till such time that is necessary to facilitate the special clearing for Government transactions by the NIFT.
