Five special trains to facilitate passengers on Eid

Haider Ali 02:11 PM | 15 Jun, 2017

LAHORE - Pakistan Railways will operate five special trains on the eve of Eid to facilitate commuters reach their destinations, it emerged on Thursday.

According to Radio Pakistan, the first of these trains will run on June 23, and will leave from Karachi to Peshawar, while the second one will depart for Rawalpindi from Quetta on the same day.

The third train will depart from Karachi on June 24 for Lahore, while the fourth one will operate between Rawalpindi and Multan on June 25. The last train is scheduled for June 28, and will run from Multan to Rawalpindi.

PR has started an online booking system specifically for these special trains to facilitate the public.

Haider Ali

The writer is a civil servant.

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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	278.9	282.15
Euro	EUR	296.66	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

Gold & Silver Rate

KARACHI – The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 202,200 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 202,200	PKR 2,350
Karachi	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Islamabad	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Peshawar	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Quetta	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Sialkot	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Attock	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Gujranwala	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Jehlum	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Multan	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Bahawalpur	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Gujrat	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Nawabshah	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Chakwal	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Hyderabad	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Nowshehra	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Sargodha	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Faisalabad	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350
Mirpur	PKR 202,200	PKR 2,350