Web Desk: The State Bank of Pakistan announced public holidays for the country’s banking and financial sector for Eid-ul-Fitr and Pakistan Day.
Authorities will suspend operations at public and private financial institutions for four days. The closure covers the central bank, commercial banks, and regulatory bodies.
The Pakistan Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan will also close. Trading activity will pause during this period.
Officials said Eid-ul-Fitr holidays will fall on Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21. Sunday remains the weekly holiday. Authorities will observe March 23 as a public holiday for Pakistan Day.
Banks nationwide will remain closed on March 23 in observance of the national holiday.
Authorities confirmed normal operations will resume on March 24. Banking services and stock market trading will return to routine on the same day.
The temporary closure follows standard holiday scheduling. Religious and national occasions typically trigger coordinated shutdowns across key sectors.
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