Ramadan 2023 office timings: Working hours will be from 8am to 2pm in KP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Wednesday notified the schedule of office timings to be observed during the holy month of Ramadan.

It said that the working hours for five days a week would be from 8:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. from Monday to Thursday while on Friday it would be 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Similarly, the working hours for six-day a week would be 8:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. from Monday to Thursday and on Friday it would be 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The federal government has, in the meantime, announced new hours for public offices during the holy month.

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Establishment Division notified that all offices coming under the federal government would operate from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm from Monday to Thursday. On Friday, the office will continue from 7:30 am to 12:00 pm.

Meanwhile, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced the timings for the banking sector for the holy month of Ramadan.

According to a notification issued by the SBP, the time has been updated for both public dealing and office timings.

Public dealing timings:

• Monday to Thursday — 9am to 2pm(without break)
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• Friday — 8:30am to 1pm (without break)

Office timings:

• Monday to Thursday — 9am to 3:30pm (with prayer break from 2pm to 2:30pm)
• Friday — 8:30am to 1pm (without break)
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“After Ramadan, the above timings will automatically be reverted to pre-Ramadan timings,” the notification read.

Banks will remain closed for public dealing on Friday (March 24) for the purpose of Zakat deduction.

Earlier, the new Ramadan 2023 timings for all educational institutions have been announced by the Sindh region’s education department in the country’s southeast.

In a notice released by the Sindh School Education and Literacy Department, it was announced that government and private schools in the area would start classes at 7:30 am and continue until 12 pm from Monday through Thursday and on Saturday.

Classes will begin on Friday at 7:30 am and last until 11 am.