For Hajj 2025, authorized bank branches will remain open on Saturday and Sunday to collect applications and dues.
The State Bank of Pakistan has directed 15 authorized banks to keep their respective branches open across the country on Saturday, November 30, 2024, and Sunday, December 1, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. This decision was made at the request of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony to facilitate Hajj pilgrims in submitting their application forms and required payments.
Previously, the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony had permitted 15 banks — National Bank, Habib Bank, United Bank, MCB, Allied Bank, Bank of Punjab, Bank Alfalah, Zarai Taraqiati Bank, Faysal Bank, Askari Bank, Bank Al Habib, Habib Metropolitan Bank, Soneri Bank, Meezan Bank, and Bank Islami — to receive Hajj 2025 applications along with payments from November 18, 2024, to December 3, 2024.
