Due to the Ashura holidays falling on Sunday as announced by the government, banks will be closed for three days.
“The State Bank of Pakistan will be closed on July 28 and 29, 2023 (Friday and Saturday), which are public holidays in observance of Ashura (9th and 10th of Moharram, 1445 A.H.),” according to a notification released earlier today by the central bank.
The federal government announced Ashura-related holidays (9th and 10th Muharram) last week. Due to the 9th and 10th Muharram, the official notification states that the 28th and 29th of July (Friday and Saturday) will be observed as public holidays.
On Saturday, July 29, Youm-e-Ashur, the tenth of Muharram, will be observed.