Turkish border guards fire on fleeing Syrians, 4 children among 8 dead: monitor

Khurram Shahzad 11:41 PM | 19 Jun, 2016

BEIRUT (Web Desk) - Eight displaced Syrians, including four children, were killed while trying to flee their war-torn country on Sunday when Turkish border guards opened fire on them, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said.

The National Coalition umbrella opposition group — based in Istanbul and backed by Turkey — gave a higher toll of 11 killed and condemned the “terrible tragedy.”

Turkey has repeatedly denied accusations of its security forces firing on Syrians trying to cross the frontier, which has been closed for several months. But the Observatory has recorded numerous incidents this year, and said Sunday’s toll was among the highest.

The Britain-based Observatory said the group of eight had been displaced by fighting around the northern Syrian town of Manbij, held by the Islamic State group and under attack by US-backed forces.

They fled northwest towards Idlib province and the border, but were killed "when Turkish border guards opened fire on them as they tried to cross into Turkey," said the Observatory. It said that four of those killed were children, adding that eight people were wounded, some of them critically.

Since the beginning of the year, at least 60 people -- all civilians -- have been killed in fire by Turkish border guards, the Observatory said.

Khurram Shahzad

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistani rupee finally ended its losing streak against US dollar on Tuesday, gaining Rs4.43 after massive depreciation over the last week.

During the intra-day trading, the rupee was hovering at 266.75 with an appreciation of around 1.07 percent as talks between Pakistan and IMF underway for a stalled bailout programme.

Earlier on Monday, the rupee plunged by Rs7 and the greenback touched all-time high of Rs272. Last week, the local currency dropped by Rs24.54 in the interbank market – the largest single-day depreciation in more than two decades.

Finance experts linked the rupee’s recovery to exporters offloading some of their proceeds as remittances and export continued days after dollar cap was removed.

The country of over 220 million is facing a worst economic crisis with the forex reserved held by the country’s central bank remaining at critical $3.68 billion which were not enough to cover a month's import.

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/30-Jan-2023/gold-continues-to-shine-hits-all-time-high-of-rs210-500-in-pakistan

Gold & Silver Rate

KARACHI – The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs205,900 on Tuesday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs176,530.

Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs162,500 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs 182,100.

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 205,900	PKR 2,370
Karachi	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Islamabad	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Peshawar	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Quetta	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Sialkot	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Attock	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Gujranwala	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Jehlum	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Multan	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Bahawalpur	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Gujrat	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Nawabshah	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Chakwal	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Hyderabad	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Nowshehra	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Sargodha	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Faisalabad	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370
Mirpur	PKR 205,900	PKR 2,370