In the open market, the Pakistani rupee (PKR) staged another aggressive comeback against the US dollar (USD), increasing by Rs11 against the greenback.
The rupee gained Rs11 against the dollar and closed at Rs312 on the open market, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan. It went on to say that banks sold the dollar to importers for Rs 307.50.
However, in the interbank market, the Pakistani rupee (PKR) gained 13 paisas against the dollar, reaching 306.98 from 307.10 yesterday.
According to the currency association, the US dollar (USD) concluded the previous day’s open market at Rs323 versus the Pakistani rupee (PKR).
It is worth noting that the caretaker government has proclaimed the start of a crackdown on dollar smuggling following the identification of facilitators tied to government personnel.
The caretaker government resolved to launch a broad crackdown to tackle currency smuggling, hoarding, and organised crime.
Government personnel have already been identified as facilitators and patrons, and a list has been established for this purpose.
The US Dollar (USD) rate dropped in the open market the day before, following an administrative crackdown and the deployment of plain-clothed law enforcement personnel at exchange companies around the country.
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“The law enforcement personnel are monitoring dollars’ sale and purchase in exchange companies,” said Zafar Paracha, secretary of the exchange companies body.
Across the country, plainclothes law enforcement officers have been deployed on the sites of exchange businesses.
“We had requested the administration to deploy plain-clothed officials outside the exchange companies,” said Malik Bostan, President of the Forex Association of Pakistan. “Our members had complained that the black mafia agents were giving them headaches,” he explained.
“These agents seize people who come to the exchange companies for dollars outside the companies’ premises,” Bostan explained.
