SBP Governor confirms new currency notes will not be available this Eid as printing awaits federal cabinet approval. Existing notes will remain in circulation.
Pakistanis will not see newly designed currency notes this Eid, as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has confirmed that the issuance process has not yet begun. SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad said the printing of new notes will start only after formal approval from the federal cabinet, making their circulation before Eid impossible.