Pakistan, June 30 -- Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell by $1.31 billion during the week ended June 19, 2026, mainly due to external debt repayments, the central bank said on Monday.

The SBP said its foreign exchange reserves declined by $1.305 billion to $15.92 billion during the week ended June 19, from $17.22 billion a week earlier.

According to the central bank, the country's total liquid foreign reserves stood at $21.48 billion as of June 19. Of these, the SBP held $15.92 billion, while commercial banks held net foreign reserves of $5.57 billion.

The central bank attributed the decline in its reserves to external debt repayments.

"In subsequent days, SBP has received a GoP inflow of US$0.7 bil...