Net foreign reserves held by commercial banks came at $5.47 billion, it said.

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the South Asian country stood at about $8.73 billion, according to the central bank.

This is the second consecutive week the central bank has witnessed a slight increase in its foreign exchange reserves, a positive sign for Pakistan as its reserves went down to $2.91 billion a couple of weeks ago, Xinhua news agency reported.

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