Exorbitant imports, sluggish exports and insignificant surge in workers’ remittances contribute to increase

Drops 1.11% which takes overall depreciation to 15% since Dec 2017

Company can consume imported gas only after using 180 mmcfd of local gas

Investors believe next govt will fix faltering economy immediately

Agrees on making amendments, removing irritants in the scheme

Gets financial assistance from World Bank for the programme

'Traders believe the rupee may soon drop to Rs125 to the US dollar'

Currency dealers temporarily halt sales of dollar, other foreign currencies

Analysts say timing of letting currency lose value is questionable

Pakistan likely to miss overall fiscal year target of $20.7b