{
  "id": 10727683,
  "title": "Tax returns: Pakistan banks to extend working hours on Sept 30",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/tax-returns-pakistan-banks-to-extend-working-hours-on-sept-30",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:06:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441816/tax-returns-pakistan-banks-to-extend-working-hours-on-sept-30"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Commercial banks in Pakistan will keep all their branches open until 10:00pm on Wednesday, September 30, to facilitate over-the-counter (OTC) payment of government duties and taxes. According to a statement from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the decision was taken at the request of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to facilitate taxpayers in making payments on the last day of September. The…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}