KARACHI -- Scarce U.S. dollars are the hottest commodity in Pakistan as official currency exchanges run dry and the crisis-gripped government scrambles to clamp down on rampant profiteering.
Economy
Pakistan's dollar profiteers prosper as banks, businesses suffer
Greenbacks smuggled in orange crates to Afghan border in pursuit of fat margins
A trader counts dollars at a currency exchange booth in Peshawar, Pakistan in September 2021. Insiders say unauthorized dealers are siphoning dollars from legal channels. © Reuters
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