KARACHI – Saudi Riyal (SAR) registered slight decline against Pakistani rupee in open market on Saturday as 1 SAR dropped to Rs75.84.
The selling rate of Saudi Riyal also plunged by two paisa and settled at Rs76.19, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan.
The exchange rate of Saudi Riyal is closely monitored by overseas Pakistanis who are employed in Saudi Arabia and send remittances every month.
1,000 Saudi Riyal to Pak Rupee Today
As the SAR buying rate stood at Rs75.84, 1,000 Saudi Riyals can be exchanged for Rs75,840 in open market.
Meanwhile, Pakistan recorded workers’ remittances inflow of $3.4 billion in June 2025, according to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday.
It showed workers’ remittances increased by 7.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis.
During fiscal year 2024-25, workers’ remittances rose by 26.6 per cent to $38.3 billion as compared with $30.3 billion in 2023-24.
During June 2025, Saudi Arabia led the chart as $823.2 million were sent in remittances by overseas Pakistanis from the Kingdom.
It is followed by United Arab Emirates with $717.2 million, United Kingdom with $537.6 million and United States of America with $281.2 million.
On the other hand, the price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs2,300 to climb to Rs357,000 as compared to its sale at Rs354,700 on the last trading day.
The prices of 10 grams of 24 karat also surged by Rs1,971 to Rs306,069 from Rs304,098.