All commercial bank branches, including National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) branches handling customs duties, will operate on Saturday, 29 November 2025, with extended hours from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced.
The SBP directed the banks to remain open to help taxpayers make over-the-counter (OTC) payments of government duties and taxes.
Under the directive, NBP-designated branches that manually collect government receipts and payments must settle their transactions with the respective SBP-BSC field office or head office on the same day, immediately after the completion of the same-day clearing cycle.
To ensure same-day settlement, all instruments related to government receipts and payments presented at bank counters on 29 November will be collected by NIFT through Special Clearing at 5:30 pm. NIFT will provide the clearing results of these instruments by 11:30 pm on the same day.
