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Adviser to the chief minister of Sindh Barrister Murtaza Wahab has been appointed as the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's (KMC) administrator.

The Local Government (LG) Department of Sindh on Thursday issued an official notification in this regard.

The Sindh Cabinet in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah last month picked Wahab for the post.

The notification stated that Wahab has taken charge as the new KMC administrator, replacing Laeeq Ahmed, with immediate effect.

On the other hand, four elected members of the Sindh Assembly took oath as new provincial ministers.

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail administered the oaths taken Sajid Jokhio, Giyan Chand Esrani, Ziauddin Abbas Rizvi, and Jam Khan Shoro.

Sindh chief minister and several PPP and PTI members of the assembly attended the ceremony.

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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 8, 2023 (Wednesday).

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

Currency	Symbol	Buying	Selling
US Dollar	‎USD	276.9	280.15
Euro	EUR	296.12	296.74
UK Pound Sterling	GBP	331.78	332.48
U.A.E Dirham	AED	75.06	75.36
Saudi Riyal	SAR	73.48	73.79
Australian Dollar	AUD	190.31	192.71
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	35.45
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	176.18
Norwegians Krone	NOK	27.12	27.41
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

Gold & Silver Rate

KARACHI – Gold prices fell on Wednesday for the third straight day in local markets, after hitting aan all-time high in previous week.

The per tola price of 24 carats gold in Pakistan dropped by Rs2,000 to settle at Rs198,000 while the price of 10 grams decreased by Rs1715 to reach Rs169753.

On Monday, the gold price witnessed a drop of Rs200 per tola to close at Rs204,300.

In the international market, the commodity witnessed an upward trend as per ounce price reached to $1,880 after an increase of $11 dollars.

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