Banks return to pre-virus timings from Monday.

KARACHI -- Banks will resume the pre-coronavirus timings from next Monday, said the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday, reflecting the government's approach for normalising the businesses after living under the Covid-19 influence for four months.

Banking hours were grossly reduced after a massive increase in the number of virus cases across the country. Banks were maintaining different timings for different branches keeping the virus spread in mind.

The State Bank said that effective from July 13, the banks and MFBs (microfinance banks) would observe banking hours from 9am to 5.30pm from Monday to Thursday...