ISLAMABAD, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank declined by 69 million U.S. dollars due to external debt repayments, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said in a statement on Thursday.

The bank's reserves stood at 14.46 billion dollars during the week ending July 18, down from the previous week's level, according to the SBP.

The net foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks were recorded at 5.46 billion dollars, the statement said.

This brought the South Asian country's total liquid foreign reserves to approximately 19.92 billion dollars as of July 18, the central bank added. ■