{"id":496312,"date":"2025-08-12T02:36:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=496312"},"modified":"2025-08-12T02:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:36:16","slug":"banks-to-remain-closed-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/banks-to-remain-closed-on-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Banks to remain closed on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), on Monday, announced that the central bank as well as all banking and financial institutions will remain closed on Thursday, August 14, 2025. \u201cThe State Bank of Pakistan will remain closed on Thursday, August 14, 2025 being a public holiday on the occasion of \u2018Independence Day\u2019 as declared by the Government of Pakistan\u201d, said a statement issued here.<br \/>\nSubsequently, all banks, Micro Finance Banks, Development Finance Institutions and other financial institutions will 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