Barbie makers have honoured real-life pandemic heroes like Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert who designed the Oxford coronavirus vaccine by modelling Barbies dolls after them.
The 59-year-old professor at Oxford University and co-developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is one of six women in the COVID-19 fight who have their Barbies.
Toy maker Mattel Inc is recognizing women working in science, technology, engineering and maths with a line of Barbie "role model" dolls.
Sarah's Barbie shares her long auburn hair and black glasses and is dressed in a blue pantsuit and white blouse.
"It's a very strange concept having a Barbie doll created in my likeness," Gilbert said in an interview for Mattel. "I hope it will be part of making it more normal for girls to think about careers in science."
Moreover, the other dolls include Chika Stacy Oriuwa, a Canadian psychiatry resident at the University of Toronto who battled systemic racism in healthcare and Brazilian researcher Jaqueline Goes de Jesus, who led the sequencing of the genome of a COVID-19 variant in Brazil, the company said.
Lastly, a doll honours an Australian doctor Kirby White, who pioneered a surgical gown that can be reused by frontline workers.
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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 February 7, 2022 (Tuesday).
Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 279 | 282 |
Euro | EUR | 296.67 | 297.26 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 331.71 | 332.41 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 74.8 | 75.1 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.21 | 73.51 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 190.31 | 192.72 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 732.23 | 740.23 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 205.22 | 207.42 |
China Yuan | CNY | 40.72 | 41.12 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 39.92 | 40.32 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.08 | 35.43 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.35 | 3.46 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 2.5 | 2.54 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 900.32 | 909.32 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 64.65 | 65.25 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 174.19 | 176.19 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 27.12 | 27.42 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 715.11 | 723.11 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 75.64 | 76.34 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 208.03 | 210.03 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.1 | 26.4 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 297.31 | 299.81 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 8.25 | 8.4 |
KARACHI – The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 203,400 on Tuesday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs173,360.
Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs167,318 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs 195,157.
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 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Karachi | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Islamabad | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Peshawar | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Quetta | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Sialkot | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Attock | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Gujranwala | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Jehlum | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Multan | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Bahawalpur | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Gujrat | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Nawabshah | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Chakwal | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Hyderabad | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Nowshehra | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Sargodha | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Faisalabad | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
Mirpur | PKR 203,400 | PKR 2,350 |
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