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Forex reserves

stand at $ 1.501 bn

KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan amounted to $ 1.501 billion on February 19, 2000, State Bank of Pakistan weekly statement of affairs said here on Thursday.

According to statement balances held outside Pakistan in approved foreign exchange amounted to $ 271 million, while approved foreign exchange stood at $ 1.230 billion on February 19.ÑPPI