ATMs out of cash ahead of Eid.Islamabad, September 17, 2009 (Frontier Star): It is disappointing for thousands of bank customers that quite a large number of ATMs (auto-teller machines) are either out of order or left without cash ahead of Eid. There were widespread complaints that many ATMs, installed in various parts of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, do not function round the clock. Customers are often seen rushing from one ATM to another to draw cash in the hope of getting a transaction done. "your account is invalid Null; void; without force or effect; lacking in authority. For example, a will that has not been properly witnessed is invalid and unenforceable. INVALID. In a physical sense, it is that which is wanting force; in a figurative sense, it signifies that which has no effect. ", "host is not processing the request", "issuer link is down", "your request cannot be processed," "the amount exceeds the target limit" etc are the messages being appeared on the screen of these machines when customers try to draw cash. Such messages are not at all new to the regular customers as they have been experiencing such things for years but the frequency of such messages had considerably increased over the past week with the mounting rush of customers drawing cash for shopping on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of Eid. The dual problem of non-functional machines and refusal to entertain a request has virtually rendered the ATM facility almost useless. People often make calls to newspaper offices to complain about the poor ATM service. Businessmen and salaried class are equally affected by the problem. The salaried people usually need the cash within a few days after their salaries are transferred to their account but the denial of cash by the ATMs badly affect their routine payments for weeks together. Some of the enraged en·rage tr.v. en·raged, en·rag·ing, en·rag·es To put into a rage; infuriate. [Middle English *enragen, from Old French enrager : en-, causative pref. customers accuse ac·cuse v. ac·cused, ac·cus·ing, ac·cus·es v.tr. 1. To charge with a shortcoming or error. 2. To charge formally with a wrongdoing. v.intr. staff of the concerned bank branch of keeping the attached ATM out of order or without cash although the State Bank of Pakistan The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is the central bank of Pakistan. While its constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until January 1, 1974, when the bank was nationalised, the scope of its functions was has already directed all banks to ensure sufficient deposits in their teller-machines. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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