Covid-19 Measures by SBP

The Government of Pakistan has established a relief fund namely Prime Minister's Covid-19 Pandemic Relief Fund-2020 for providing relief and assistance to the people of Pakistan affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

The fund will accept donations/contributions from people living inside and outside Pakistan through various methods. For this purpose, a separate bank account has been set up at National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to collect funds.

The fund will be administered by the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division in consultation with the Finance Division.

Banks not to charge service fee on donations through payment cards

We have instructed the banks not to charge any service fee including Interchange Reimbursement Fee (IRF), Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), Merchant ID Fee, onboarding fee or any other fee that may be applicable on any payments/donations to the Prime Minister's as well as provincial governments' Covid-19 Pandemic Relief Funds through payment cards.