Karachi (Pakistan News) The State Bank of Pakistan has issued instructions for citizens wishing to get new currency notes on eid ul Fitr.
According to “Samaa TV”, the State Bank activates the 8877 short code service in the second week of Ramadan.
SMS Service for new currency notes on eid 2026
Citizens can write their CNIC number in an SMS from their mobile, enter the code of the preferred bank branch after the space and send it to 8877.
In response, a unique transaction code and branch address will be received. After receiving the SMS, the citizen should go to the relevant bank branch with the original CNIC and its copy.
After verifying the transaction code, the bank staff usually provides packets of new notes of 10, 20 and 50 rupees.
Contact Bank Branch
If the 8877 service is busy, citizens can also contact their bank branch directly. Most commercial banks keep a limited number of new notes for their account holders and provide them on a priority basis. New notes are also available at the offices of the State Bank Banking Services Corporation in major cities like Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, where notes are exchanged on a first-come, first-served basis.
New notes in ATM
Banks load relatively clean Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes into ATMs during the last 10 days of Ramadan, which can be used for Eid payments.