The State Bank of Pakistan (SB) will remain closed on February 8, 2024 (Thursday) being public holiday in the country as notified by the Election Commission of Pakistan to enable the voters to exercise their right of franchise freely and conveniently in General Election, 2024.
All the banks and other monetary institutions will also remain closed on Feb 8.
Earlier, The ECP has announced a public holiday on February 8 to enable the voters to exercise their right of franchise freely and conveniently in General Election, 2024.
However, the educational institutes across Pakistan got four days holiday from Feb 6-9 as most of the premises are being used for the polling stations and the teachers also comprise the majority of the officials appointed to theses polling stations for conducting the elections.