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10/09/2010  
 Headlines: Senate told Seven airports shut in country,     ISB: The Senate was informed Friday that seven airports in different cities have been closed due to suspension of PIA flights.     The PIA suspended the flights due to a daily loss of Rs19 million during last year.     Suprem Court orders arrest of Gilani’s ex-PRO,     ISB: SC has asked the FIA to arrest former media coordinator of the prime minister, Khurram Rasool.     Present him in the court on 24th January otherwise action would be taken against the Agency.     Khurram Rasool is accused of corruption of Rs530 million.     Musharraf denies delay in return,     LONDON/KARACHI: Former military ruler & chief of (APML) Pervez Musharraf has rejected reports about suspension of programme to return home.     he would be back in Pakistan according to the scheduled programme.     SBP injects Rs 242.5bn in market,     Trade thru dry port fetches Rs1bn tax,     India SC rejects army chief’s plea,     100 more engines by year-end: Bilour,
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 SBP hits new notes’ black-marketing



Jamil Siddiqui
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan has formed special teams to conduct enquiries on the culprit banks who flouting its directives and instead of providing small denomination currency notes to the customers are selling them at premium price.
According to a survey conducted by The Financial Daily many banks are refusing issuance of the new currency notes of different denominations with the excuse that after exhaustion of the stock released by State Bank of Pakistan they are unable to provide the new currency notes.
Meanwhile after unearthing the scam that banks are selling the new currency notes at premium price State Bank teams have started to match the serial numbers of the currency notes they supplied to the banks against the new currency notes found in possession of the blue eyed or those persons who are selling them at a premium price.
It was also learnt that MCB Bank has also issued warnings to the banks using its shared M-net facility to provide ATM services at their branches to refrain from any malpractice and ensure uninterrupted supply that it has the necessary cash available for the ATM users through out the Eid Holidays and warned that if any such case for violation will be noticed the concerned bank will be taken to task.