Pakistani rupee ends down 2.9% on day at 298.93 against USD

Reuters · 05/11/2023 10:23
Pakistani rupee ends down 2.9% on day at 298.93 against USD

- The Pakistani rupee PKR= fell 2.9% to a record low of 296.93 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, following protests in the country over former prime minister Imran Khan being arrested by the anti-corruption agency in Islamabad on Tuesday.

Following the arrest, clashes erupted between Khan's supporters and police, leaving at least one protester dead. The interior ministry has suspended mobile broadband services in the country.


(Reporting by Ariba Shahid in Karachi; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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