All banks and financial institutions will remain closed on November 9 (today) on the occasion of Iqbal Day, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday issued a circular in this regard addressing the president and chief executives of all banks, development financial institutions, and microfinance banks on the occasion of Allama Iqbalโs birthday.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ! ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐#SBP will remain closed on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 being public holiday on the occasion of Allama Iqbal Day. https://t.co/6cBcZOb73N pic.twitter.com/drE8iBPmcz
โ SBP (@StateBank_Pak) November 8, 2022
Likewise, Pakistan Stock Exchange will remain closed on November 9 on Iqbal Day. The government has issued a notification in this regard.
However, there will no holiday in the Supreme Court and it will hold a regular hearing tomorrow.
Lahore High Court has also announced holiday on November 9.
It is pertinent, the government has announced a local holiday on November 9 across the country on the occasion of Iqbal Day, the birth anniversary of poet of the East, Allama Mohammad Iqbal. Interestingly, the public holiday on Dr Allama Iqbalโs birth was suspended in 2015 during the previous tenure of PML-N.