Steps being taken to prevent smuggling on Pak-Afghan border, Senate told

Ali Zain 11:39 AM | 18 Dec, 2015

ISLAMABAD (Staff Report) - Minister of State for Interior Muhammad Balighur Rehman Friday told Senate that frequent combat patrolling is carried out along the Pak-Afghan border to prevent smuggling and infiltration of militants.

Responding to different questions in the upper house of parliament, he said that a number of steps have been taken by Frontier Corps Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to check infiltration of terrorists from Afghanistan into Pakistan.

He pointed out that construction of 453 kilometers of obstacles like anti-smuggling ditch to stop human and vehicle movement has been carried out.

He told that communication posts have been installed on important communication links to check illegal immigrants and miscreants.

He said integrated transit trade management system is being installed to check smuggling.

Ali Zain

Ali Zain is a member of the staff at Daily Pakistan Global. He earned BS Communication Studies degree from University of the Punjab. His thesis titled "Cultural Continuity and Mass Media: An analysis of leading online newspapers ...

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Today's currency exchange rates in Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal rates on March 31, 2023

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 31, 2023 (Friday).

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

Currency	Symbol	Buying	Selling
US Dollar	‎USD	283.8	286.6
Euro	EUR	306	309
UK Pound Sterling	GBP	347.5	351
U.A.E Dirham	AED	77.2	79.9
Saudi Riyal	SAR	75.6	76.4
Australian Dollar	AUD	187.5	189.9
Bahrain Dinar	BHD	753.99	761.99
Canadian Dollar	CAD	206.5	208.7
China Yuan	CNY	41.25	41.65
Danish Krone	DKK	41.26	41.51
Hong Kong Dollar	HKD	36.11	36.46
Indian Rupee	INR	3.45	3.56
Japanese Yen	JPY	2.15	2.22
Kuwaiti Dinar	KWD	925.67	934.67
Malaysian Ringgit	MYR	62.85	63.45
New Zealand Dollar	NZD	175.57	177.58
Norwegians Krone	NOK	26.33	26.63
Omani Riyal	OMR	736.34	744.35
Qatari Riyal	‎QAR	77.92	78.62
Singapore Dollar	SGD	209.5	211.5
Swedish Korona	SEK	26.5	26.8
Swiss Franc	CHF	308.25	310.75
Thai Bhat	THB	8.28	8.43

Gold & Silver Rate

Today's gold rates in Pakistan – 31 March 2023

KARACHI - The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 208,200 on Friday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs178,500.

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 190,849.

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 208,200	PKR 2,470
Karachi	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Islamabad	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Peshawar	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Quetta	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Sialkot	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Attock	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Gujranwala	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Jehlum	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Multan	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Bahawalpur	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Gujrat	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Nawabshah	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Chakwal	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Hyderabad	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Nowshehra	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Sargodha	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470
Faisalabad	PKR 208,200	PKR 2,470