University guard guns down professor in Peshawar

Web Desk 04:19 PM | 19 Feb, 2023

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PESHAWAR – A professor of the Government Islamia College University was gunned down by a watchman on Sunday.

According to the police, the watchman opened fire on the professor over an argument, killing him on the spot. Later, the deceased was identified as Bashir Ahmad.

The police say that the watchman escaped the scene after the incident. Police have launched an investigation and carrying out raids to arrest the killer.

Police also found five empty shells of bullets of Kalashnikov from the crime scene.

Police further said that the dead body was shifted to hospital for medico-legal formalities.

Meanwhile, university spokesperson Ali Hoti said that a professor of the academic institution was killed. The spokesperson further said that Prof Bashir Ahmad belonged to Mardan.

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KARACHI – Pakistani rupee, which is facing blows in the open market, remained stable against the US dollar, in the inter-bank market on Wednesday.

The local currency moved slightly upward during the opening hours of trading in the inter-bank market. Before noon, PKR was hovering around 285.22, with a slight increase of Rs0.13.

As the situation remained under control in the interbank market, the rupee hits a fresh record low in the open market and was selling at 315 per dollar.

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Today's gold rates in Pakistan – May 31 2023

KARACHI - The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 232,300 on Wednesday.The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs199,160.

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 232,300	PKR 2,485
Karachi	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Islamabad	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Peshawar	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Quetta	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Sialkot	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Attock	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Gujranwala	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Jehlum	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Multan	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Bahawalpur	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Gujrat	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Nawabshah	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Chakwal	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Hyderabad	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Nowshehra	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Sargodha	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Faisalabad	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485
Mirpur	PKR 232,300	PKR 2,485