ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani rupee on Thursday resisted US dollar’s onslaught by gaining 59 paisas in its value in interbank trading. According to the information received from the forex dealers, the Pakistani rupee went up by 59 paisas and was currently being traded at Rs282.26. On Wednesday, the local currency remained under pressure against the US dollar, settling at 282.85 in the inter-bank market. Speaking to a delegation of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated that a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be reached in the next few days as the government had accepted even the “toughest” conditions laid down by the global financial institution. Shehbaz said at the time of assuming government he did not know that his predecessor Imran Khan had agreed on harsh conditions with the IMF which he later violated to undermine Pakistan’s reputation. DNA
