UPDATE: Baghdad blasts toll climbs to 213, scores injured

Ali Zain 09:22 AM | 4 Jul, 2016

BAGHDAD - The number of deaths caused by Sunday morning's twin blasts in Baghdad has risen to 213 while around 200 wounded people have also been admitted to different hospitals of the city.

On Sunday, the death toll stood at 82 while scores were reported as injured after two bombs targeted a shopping area and a popular market in Iraq's capital city.

According to media reports, one of the blasts was a suicide car bomb, which went off in the Karrada shopping area. A huge fire was also followed by the blast, killing at least twenty other people.

The second blast took place al-Shaab district of Baghdad, where the number of casualties was said to have crossed fifty. Several others were also critically injured.

Meanwhile, the Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for the car bomb blast in the Karrada shopping area, while no group has claimed responsibility for the second attack.

This is the first deadly terrorist attack in Iraq since Iraqi forces regained the city of Falluja from the fighters of Islamic State group after four weeks of intense battle.

Ali Zain

Ali Zain is a member of the staff at Daily Pakistan Global. He earned BS Communication Studies degree from University of the Punjab. His thesis titled "Cultural Continuity and Mass Media: An analysis of leading online newspapers ...

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KARACHI - The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 232,300 on Wednesday.The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs199,160.

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 232,300	PKR 2,485
Karachi	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Islamabad	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Peshawar	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Quetta	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Sialkot	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Attock	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Gujranwala	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Jehlum	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Multan	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Bahawalpur	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Gujrat	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Nawabshah	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
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Hyderabad	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
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Mirpur	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485