SBP To Issue Fresh Currency Notes For Eid-ul-Fitr From May 20-31

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SBP to issue fresh currency notes for Eid-ul-Fitr from May 20-31

A person intending to get new currency notes would send message to 8877 along with his CNIC number and branch code of selected bank.

Lahore (Pakistan Point News – 8th May, 2019) The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday announced that it will issue fresh Currency notes to general public from May 20 till May 31 to exchange with old ones for Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations.

The SBP in collaboration with Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) set up SMS short code 8877 for issuing fresh currency notes, which will be issued during May 20 to 31.

According to a notification issued on Wednesday, a person intending to get new currency notes would send message to 8877 along with his CNIC number and branch code of selected bank.

The system will respond with sending transaction number and branch address. Charges of sending an SMS to 8877 are Rs2 plus tax. Under the SMS service, each CNIC number and mobile phone number can only be used once.

The subscriber would have to present his original CNIC at the time of receiving fresh currency notes. Each subscriber can exchange and get three packets of Rs10, and each package of Rs50 and Rs100. This facility will be available at 1700 commercial bank branches and SBP offices located in 142 cities.

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses