State Bank of Pakistan to remain closed on November 9 for Iqbal Day

The State Bank of Pakistan will close its offices on Monday, November 9, 2026, for the public holiday marking Allama Iqbal Day, Profit by Pakistan Today reported. The central bank confirmed the closure in a notification issued on Thursday, following the federal government’s holiday announcement. The date commemorates the birth anniversary of poet and philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange has also announced that it will not operate on the same Monday, aligning its schedule with the public holiday. The simultaneous closures mean that routine central-bank services and stock trading will pause for the day, before normal activity resumes according to each institution’s schedule. Allama Iqbal Day is observed annually on November 9.