Chief Minister Punjab especially mentioned that he was greatly pleased to meet his ‘dear brother’ Erdogan in Beijing. The meeting was followed by world media.
"Turkey and Pakistan are moving towards development and prosperity hand in hand. Current prosperity in Turkey is a result of your vigorous leadership and Turkish government's hard work, the spirit of social welfare and exemplary vision." –Chief Minister Punjab.
Tweeted CM Shehbaz:
‘Had very fruitful meetings with President Xi Jinping & Premier Li on the sideline of Belt & Road Forum. Discussed ways to benefit from OBOR Initiative.... Meeting with President Erdogan in Beijing was an occasion to talk about massive opportunities available under OBOR for Pak-Turkey ties to benefit from.... Pak-China & Pak-Turkey relations under OBOR Initiative have been revitalised. Our peoples will gain massively from it – ss’
Another significant event was the Pakistani delegation’s meeting with China's delegation from National Energy Administration (NEA) led by Mr Nur Bekri. Not only that, MoU signing with NEA regarding the roadmap for power projects under CPEC was also witnessed by PM Nawaz, CM Shehbaz and others.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Punjab represented Punjab and said Punjab is facilitating development of Independent Power Projects (IPPs) and public power projects development with an aggregate capacity of more than 8,000 MW. Projects he mentioned include 1320 MW Sahiwal Coal Fired Power Plant (CFPP), 660 MW Muzaffargarh CFPP, 1320 RahimYar Khan CFPP, 660 MW Rahim Yar Khan CFPP and 1000 MW Quaid e Azam Solar Power Park.
Today’s engagements hold great importance as well, not only for the province but also for the global image of Pakistan. Chief Minister Punjab attended the inaugural session of "One Belt One Road (OBOR)" Summit at China National Convention Center (CNCC) along with Chief Ministers and federal ministers. Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif also delivered a speech on ‘connectivity of people’ at a ‘Thematic Session on People-to-People connectivity’ at BRF 2017. In his address, the Chief Minister mentioned that the Belt and Road Summit provides a wonderful forum to boost cooperation, build cooperative frameworks & share cooperation outcomes. Acknowledging President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, CM called it an innovative and trailblazing concept. He added that Pakistan considers President Xi’s initiative not only bold and futuristic but also epic and historic.
Before the address, Chief Minister Shehbaz was interviewed by People’s Daily China. He also spoke to China Radio International (CRI) and congratulated the country on the successful organisation of One Belt One Road Summit’ 2017.
Conclusively, the way this Summit and its long-term effects are being acknowledged by the world leaders, it is becoming clearer that the OBOR Summit holds immeasurable importance for Pakistan. Not to be neglected, Chief Minister Punjab, so far, has been able to play an integral role by talking about connectivity, opportunity, stability and peace on all possible forums at the summit.
Nonetheless, all these events contribute to the realisation that the time has come for Pakistan to break free of anything causing hindrances to growth, cooperation and unity in today’s world. Acceptance and innovation are the keys. The world is changing, so should we!
The writer is a student of Mass Communications at Punjab University and a blogger
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 January 28, 2023 (Saturday).
Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 263.9 | 266.15 |
Euro | EUR | 275.75 | 278.5 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 313 | 316 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 69.75 | 70.45 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 67.25 | 67.9 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 178.5 | 180.9 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 644.19 | 652.19 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 187.5 | 189.70 |
China Yuan | CNY | 35.71 | 36.11 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 35.38 | 35.78 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 30.94 | 31.29 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 2.97 | 3.08 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 2.50 | 2.54 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 793.10 | 802.15 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 57.02 | 57.62 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 156.69 | 158.69 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 24.46 | 24.76 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 629.39 | 637.39 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 66.54 | 67.24 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 184.38 | 186.38 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 25.31 | 23.81 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 263.01 | 265.51 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.38 | 7.53 |
KARACHI – The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs204,100 on Saturday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs174,990.
Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs157,300 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs 178,500.
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 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Karachi | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Islamabad | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Peshawar | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Quetta | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Sialkot | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Attock | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Gujranwala | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Jehlum | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Multan | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Bahawalpur | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Gujrat | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Nawabshah | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Chakwal | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Hyderabad | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Nowshehra | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Sargodha | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Faisalabad | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
Mirpur | PKR 204,100 | PKR 2,220 |
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