LONDON – Experts have suspected involvement of Iran as a package containing uranium was seized at Heathrow Airport in December last, British media reported.
The package was initially linked to Pakistan, though the Foreign Office dismissed the media reports as factually incorrect.
The UK border force officials seized material containing uranium during routine security screening on Dec 29; however, no arrests were made yet.
The amount of radioactive metal was said to be ‘small’ which poses no threat to the public, while it sparked a frenzy, prompting action from Scotland Yard.
The package, which was intended to be delivered for an Iranian business in the UK, arrived on a flight from Oman after allegedly originating in Pakistan, reports suggest, revealing that it was a shipment of scrap metal.
Philip Ingram, a former military intelligence officer, told the Daily Telegraphy some Iranians might have conducted the dry run to test the efficiency of UK customs authorities.
Ingram said: “If you were to use depleted uranium in a ‘dirty bomb,’ like any isotope it would cause a contamination issue — but there are a lot more radioactive isotopes out there that would be easier to get hold of and would have a much greater effect.
“It’s definitely a possibility that this could have been some form of reconnaissance or dry run to test how the security was operating during the industrial action.”
He also appreciated the Heathrow airport authorities for detecting the small amount of uranium stashed in metal bars.
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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 March 23, 2023 (Thursday).
Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 283.1 | 286.15 |
Euro | EUR | 302.5 | 305.5 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 343.5 | 347 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 77.2 | 78 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 75.4 | 76.2 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 187 | 189.4 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 749.55 | 757.55 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 205 | 207.2 |
China Yuan | CNY | 40.91 | 41.31 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.77 | 41.17 |
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 | 919.22 | 928.22 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 62.85 | 63.45 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 176.66 | 178.66 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 26.33 | 26.63 |
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 | 305.12 | 307.62 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 8.19 | 8.34 |
KARACHI – The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 203,800 on Thursday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs174,730.
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 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Karachi | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Islamabad | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Peshawar | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Quetta | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Sialkot | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Attock | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Gujranwala | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Jehlum | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Multan | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Bahawalpur | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Gujrat | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Nawabshah | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Chakwal | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Hyderabad | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Nowshehra | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Sargodha | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Faisalabad | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
Mirpur | PKR 203,800 | PKR 2,350 |
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