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Woman suspect held as police expands probe into Peshawar blast

Friday prayers offered at Police Lines mosque targeted in recent deadly suicide attack

Web Desk 06:06 PM | 3 Feb, 2023
Woman suspect held as police expands probe into Peshawar blast
Source: File Photo

PESHAWAR – Police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have held a woman suspect into the recent mosque suicide bombing that killed 101 persons and injured more than 200 earlier this week.

Reports said the DNA of the suspect had been sent for examination as investigations are underway to trace the family of the suicide bomber. Furthermore, the face of the suspect recovered from the crime scene has matched to the man seen in the CCTV footage.

Peshawar CCPO Mohammad Ijaz Khan said that the forensic evidence had also been gathered from the helmet of the suspect found outside the mosque.

Meanwhile, a larger of people, including police officers, offered Friday prayers at the mosque in the Peshawar Police Lines to send a strong message to the elements involved in the terrorism activities.

SSP Operations Kashif Aftab Abbasi, SSP Coordination Zahoor Babar Afridi were also among the worshippers.  The police officers said they were in high morale and such activities could not undermine them.

The brazen attack was carried out by the terrorist on Monday during the Zuhr prayers. The explosion was powerful enough to cave in the portion of the mosque. As death toll has reached to 101 with over two dozen people are in critical condition, it is one of the deadliest attacks on the police. 

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Today's currency exchange rates in Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal rates on March 27, 2023

KARACHI - Following are the foreign currency exchange rates for US Dollar, Saudi Riyal, UK Pound Sterling, U.A.E. Dirham, European Euro, and other foreign currencies in Pakistan open market on March 27, 2023 (Monday).

Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)

Currency Symbol Buying Selling
US Dollar ‎USD 283.1 286.15
Euro EUR 304 307
UK Pound Sterling GBP 345.5 349
U.A.E Dirham AED 77.2 78
Saudi Riyal SAR 75.4 76.2
Australian Dollar AUD 187 189.4
Bahrain Dinar BHD 751.6 759.6
Canadian Dollar CAD 205 207.2
China Yuan CNY 41.44 41.84
Danish Krone DKK 41.31 41.71
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 35.92 36.27
Indian Rupee INR 3.41 3.52
Japanese Yen JPY 2.06 2.11
Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 923.62 932.61
Malaysian Ringgit MYR 62.85 63.45
New Zealand Dollar NZD 177.56 179.56
Norwegians Krone NOK 26.33 23.64
Omani Riyal OMR 731.97 739.97
Qatari Riyal ‎QAR 77.43 78.13
Singapore Dollar SGD 208 210
Swedish Korona SEK 26.5 26.8
Swiss Franc CHF 308.97 311.47
Thai Bhat THB 8.3 8.45

Today's gold rates in Pakistan – 27 March 2023

KARACHI - The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 204,800 on Monday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs175,590.   

Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs163,624 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs 190,880.

Note: The gold rate in Pakistan is fluctuating according to the international market so the price is never been fixed. The below rates are provided by local gold markets and Sarafa Markets of different cities.

City Gold Silver
Lahore PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Karachi PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Islamabad PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Peshawar PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Quetta PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Sialkot PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Attock PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Gujranwala PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Jehlum PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Multan PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Bahawalpur PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Gujrat PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Nawabshah PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Chakwal PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Hyderabad PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Nowshehra PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Sargodha PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Faisalabad PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470
Mirpur PKR 204,800 PKR 2,470

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