SBP Ensures Availability of New Currency Notes for Eidul Fitr
Key Points:
- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has confirmed that commercial banks have started distributing new currency notes for Eidul Fitr 2025.
- The central bank has supplied Rs27 billion worth of fresh banknotes to 17,000 bank branches nationwide during Ramadan.
- ATMs will dispense clean and standard banknotes, with cash monitoring teams deployed to ensure smooth availability.
- Commercial banks will continue issuing new notes to the public until Eid.
Eidul Fitr 2025: Expected Holiday Period
- Eidul Fitr is expected to be observed on March 31, 2025, based on moon sighting predictions by the Ruet-e-Hilal Research Council.
- Experts suggest that the Shawwal crescent moon will be over 26 hours old by the evening of March 30, making it visible across Pakistan.
- The anticipated Eid holidays may extend from March 29 to April 2, with speculation about an extended break until April 6 if additional leave is granted.
- The final holiday schedule will depend on the official moon sighting announcement by the government.
The SBP’s proactive measures ensure easy access to new currency notes ahead of Eid, facilitating the public’s festive preparations. Meanwhile, Pakistanis anticipate an extended holiday period, pending the government’s official declaration based on the moon sighting.
