ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Senate has recommended scrapping of the 5,000 rupee ($48) banknote, despite government opposition and warnings that removal of the country's highest denomination bill ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's government has dismissed a recommendation from the upper house of parliament to scrap the 5,000 rupee ($48) bank note to cut the flow of illicit money and reduce the ...

The note, printed in English, Urdu and Bangla, dates back to a period when present-day Bangladesh and Pakistan were part of one country.

Jammu: Two balloons with a Pakistani Rs 5,000 currency note and a US dollar attached to them were recovered from a forward village in the Akhnoor sector near Jammu on Monday, officials said.The ...