Banks will be closed on August 8 and 9, 2022, in observance of Muharram.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced a two-day bank holiday for Ashura on Thursday (Muharram 9-10).
“The State Bank of Pakistan will stay closed on the 9th and 10th of Muharram-ul-Haram, 1444 AH on the occasion of Ashura,” an SBP statement said.
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The federal government had approved two Ashura holidays in a notification issued by the Cabinet Division a day earlier, as Pakistanis and Muslims around the world prepare to mark the religious occasion with grief, sorrow, and prayers.
The holy month of Muharram-ul-Haram, which marks the start of the new Islamic year 1444 AH, began on July 31.