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How to Convert Pakistani Rupees to Dollars

The Pakistani rupee, abbreviated PKR, is the official currency of the South Asian country of Pakistan. Pakistan residents need to exchange the currency to United States dollars (USD) when traveling to the U.S. or surrounding countries that use the dollar, such as Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The conversion is also useful when doing international transactions, as most are done using the dollar. You can quickly make the conversion using a currency converter online. Various conversion tools use the most updated exchange rates, as they change daily.

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Instructions

OANDA
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  Log on to the OANDA Currency Converter. Under "Currency I Have," scroll down and select "Pakistan Rupee."
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  Select "U.S. Dollar" under "Currency I Want."
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  Enter an amount you want to convert in the "Amount" field. The converted dollar amount will be displayed on the right side.
XE
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  Log on to the XE Universal Currency Converter. Enter an amount of rupees you want to convert under "Enter an Amount."
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  Scroll down and select "Pakistan Rupees -- PKR" under "From This Currency." Select "United States Dollar -- USD" under "To This Currency."
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  Click "Go" to display the converted amount.
Yahoo!
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  Log on to the Yahoo! Finance Currency Converter.
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  Type "Pakistan" and select "Pakistani Rupee (PKR)" in the field on the left side. Type "United States" and select "United States Dollar (USD)" in the field on the right side.
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  Enter an amount in rupees. The converted amount in U.S. dollars will be displayed on the right side.