KARACHI: The Currency Management Department of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued a notification stating that Fresh Bank Notes will not be issued on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr 2020.
Based on the notification issued a meeting was held by the COVID-19 committee chaired by the Director General Banking and FMRM on 29 April 2020 where it was decided that Fresh Bank Notes will NOT be issued on the occasion Eid-ul-Fitr 2020.
According to notice, this decision is in line with other measures taken to control the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
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What a pathetic decision by SBP of not issuing new currency notes on Eid due to fear of spread of Corona. First of all it is still questionable whether currency notes can spread corona virus. Even if it is true then old currency notes will be more responsible for spreading corona because they have passed to more hands than new one. One more decision of State Bank during Ramadan will be causing more spread of Corona by restricting public hours to 10 to 1:30 which is causing long ques in banks. What a nation we are?