Currency exchange in Pir Mahal

8 verified branches, run by 8 licensed exchange companies. Every one is checked against the State Bank of Pakistan register before it is listed here.

Rajana Road, with 6 branches. Chak No. 779/GB has 1, Madina Chowk has 1. Counters cluster, so comparing two or three in one area is usually quicker than travelling across the city.

No. Pakistan Currency Exchange Company (Private) Limited, HBL Currency Exchange (Private) Limited, UBL Currency Exchange (Private) Limited, ABL Exchange (Private) Limited have branches elsewhere in Pakistan but do not list one in Pir Mahal.

We do not publish opening hours, so we will not tell you a counter is open when we have not checked. Most exchange companies in Pir Mahal work Monday to Saturday, close on Sunday, and keep shorter hours on Friday afternoons; branches inside shopping centres and at airports usually run longer. 5 of the 8 branches listed here carry a phone number — call before you travel.

Not on this list. No branch in Pir Mahal that we have verified advertises a 24-hour counter. Airport counters come closest, because they open around flight schedules rather than shop hours. Outside hours, a remittance payout at a bank is usually the practical route rather than a cash exchange.

We have no verified counter at Pir Mahal airport on this list. Airport counters do exist at Pakistan's larger airports, but only branches checked against the State Bank register appear here. Changing money in the city is usually the better rate anyway.

Usually, and it is worth asking rather than assuming. Counters display one rate but most will improve it on a large sum, because handling one big transaction costs them much the same as a small one. Phone two or three branches with your amount before you travel — 5 of the 8 branches here have a number listed. Anything from 500 dollars upwards needs biometric verification, so bring your original CNIC.

At any of the 8 counters on this page — the riyal is among the most traded currencies in Pakistan and almost every licensed company holds it. Ask a day ahead if you need a large amount in cash, because one branch may not hold it all. Today's figure is on the <a href="/sar-to-pkr">riyal to rupee page</a>, and a travel purchase needs your passport, the visa and a confirmed ticket.

Your original CNIC, NICOP or POC for any purchase. Biometric verification applies to Pakistani nationals from 500 dollars upwards. Buying for travel also needs your passport, the visa where one applies and a confirmed ticket, with supporting documents from 1,000 dollars upwards. Selling is lighter: a CNIC is normally enough.

Not for a purchase in your name. The counter records the buyer’s own CNIC and biometric verification, so the person at the window has to be the person buying. Selling foreign currency is simpler and a family member can usually do it on their own CNIC — but the transaction is then recorded as theirs, not yours.

The State Bank of Pakistan publishes the register of licensed exchange companies, and every company on this site is checked against it before it is listed, including the 5 bank-owned subsidiaries operating in Pir Mahal. Money handed to a counter that is not on the register has no protection at all. <a href="/state-bank-of-pakistan">What an SBP licence means</a>.