KARACHI:The Pakistani rupee continued upward momentum as the local currency gained 66 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank market on Friday.

The dollar was being traded at Rs284.25 at 11:05am. The dollar has lost Rs4.18 against the local unit in the last three trading days. On Thursday, the rupee gained Rs1.71 or 0.60 per cent against the greenback, settling at 284.91 in the inter-bank market.