The business community including trade and industry expressed serious concerns over the long holidays while exporters and pharmaceutical industry termed the holidays disastrous for the economy. — AFP/File
KARACHI: For facilitating trade and industry, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep banks open on May 10-11, while the Ministry of Commerce also announced that export industries and their suppliers — indirect exporters — will remain operational on May 10-12.
Earlier, the SBP announced that banks will remain closed from May 10 to 15th for Eid holidays.
An official announcement of the commerce ministry said that the decision was taken following the approach of the business community for clarification regarding business operations during the long Eid holidays. Ports and Customs will also be operational during the break period.