The business hour for all the banks has been changed due to the third wave of the coronavirus, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel Wednesday.

The banks will now remain open from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm from Monday to Thursday while for Friday the timings will be 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The banks will be opened for public dealings from Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm while the public dealing hours on Friday will be observed from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.

Earlier, the banks were observing a timing of 10:00 am to 4:00 pm with public dealing hours till 2:00 pm in the holy month of Ramazan.

However, the government has ordered all the offices to observe a timing of 9:00 am to 2:00 pm with 50 percent staff working from home as the third wave of coronavirus continues to intensify in the country.

The State Bank of Pakistan has issued a notification regarding the new bank timings and has ordered all the banks to implement the new timings.