Karachi The value of US dollar against Pakistani rupee Friday increased by Rs3.10 and hit a historic high of Rs 156 in the inter-bank market.
In the month of June, the rupee has been devalued by Rs 6.93, which in turn has raised Pakistan’s external debt by Rs 800 billion.
Let it be known that the dollar gained Rs1.33 and was traded at Rs 152.90 in the inter bank market on Thursday. In the open market,
the rupee weakened against the US dollar by Rs 1.50 and touched Rs 153.50 yesterday.
On the other hand, the stock market witnessed an increase of 149 points today and the KSE-100 index jumped to 35,552 points.