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SBP starts SMS service for issuance of new currency notes

The State Bank of Pakistan, in collaboration with the Pakistan Banks’ Association, has begun an SMS service for the issuance of fresh currency notes to public. The move is aimed at facilitating the public in acquiring new currency notes for Eidul Fitr.

According to SBP, the fresh notes will be available from designated branches of commercial banks called ‘e-branches’ which starts from second Ramadan.

Under the facility, people will be required to send from their mobile phones SMSs containing their CNIC/Smart Card numbers along with the codes of bank branches where they wanted to collect the notes to 8877.  This  facility will be provided in 116 cities through 500 ‘e-branches’, in this connection necessary stock for new bank notes have delivered in nominated ‘e-branches’. And for issuance of fresh notes will remain continued from second Ramadan till twenty eight Ramadan from e-branches.