RECORDER REPORT

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will continue to work 6 hours a day due to coronavirus pandemic. The SBP will observe office timings of 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM from Monday to Thursday and 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM on Friday. According to SBP, these timings will continue till April 14, 2020, unless modified or withdrawn earlier. Accordingly, the SBP has advised banks/DFIs/MFBs to observe the abovementioned timings. Previously, these office timings were announced by SBP on March 26 following the lockdown in the country in the wake of COVID-19 and now it has decided to extend these timings.