Opening a new bank account in Pakistan is a very big problem, specially for the freelancers and bloggers who earn money online but State Bank of Pakistan has solved this problem now. According to the reports, State Bank of Pakistan has issued instructions for all the banks in the country to open “Asaan Account” for the customers. Asaan (Easy) Account can be now opened by anyone with the minimum opening balance of only Rs. 100 and there is no need of minimum balance for this. Anyone can easily open this Asaan Account by providing their basic details and copy of CNIC.
With this initiative of State Bank of Pakistan, many freelancers, students, bloggers, teenagers, teachers and housewives will be able to open their personal bank account with this offer. Simple one page bank account opening form either online or paper based, should be filled by an individual to open Asaan Account in any bank. According to the instructions issued by State Bank of Pakistan, all the commercial, Islamic and microfinance banks will be bind to open this type account.
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Due to this, banking sector in Pakistan will definitely grow and it will also solve the difficulties faced by the individuals while opening bank account.