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Pakistan will ‘absolutely not’ hand its bases to US: PM Imran (VIDEO)

Web Desk 11:39 AM | 19 Jun, 2021
Pakistan will ‘absolutely not’ hand its bases to US: PM Imran (VIDEO)

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has shot down a request from an American intelligence agency for cross-border counterterrorism missions.

During an interview with HBO Axios’s Jonathan Swan that due to air on Sunday, the premier reiterated the country’s stance on the use of military bases and categorically denied giving its bases to the US for operations in Afghanistan after the troops' withdrawal.

PM while responding to the development said Pakistan will not allow the CIA or any special forces to base themselves inside the South Asian country ever again. ‘Will you allow the American government to have the CIA here in Pakistan to conduct cross border counter-terrorism missions against Al Qaeda, ISIS, and the Taliban?” the HBO journalist asked PM Imran.

Premier, who has long opposed US involvement in the war on terror, responded ‘Absolutely not, there’s no way we're going to allow any bases or any sort of action from Pakistani territory into Afghanistan’.

Reports cited that the Pentagon and US State Department have been pursuing former Soviet republics to Afghanistan as places to continue operations after the September 2021 withdrawal, but so far had little luck.

Earlier, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the US has had ‘constructive discussions’ with Pakistan about ensuring Afghanistan will never again become a base from which terrorist groups can attack the US, but declined to go into specifics.

On June 07, a leading US newspaper says that ‘Pakistanis have demanded a variety of restrictions in exchange for the use of a base’.

The article published by the New York Times (NYT) stated that ‘In discussions between American and Pakistani officials, the Pakistanis have demanded a variety of restrictions in exchange for the use of a base in the country, and they have effectively required that they sign off on any targets that either the C.I.A. or the military would want to hit inside Afghanistan, according to three Americans familiar with the discussions.’

Later, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi responded that Islamabad has told Washington that it would not give military bases as Pakistan has to look after its own interests.

Pakistan has refused to give military bases to the United States, adding that incumbent government has told all political parties that they have no intention to allow any US military base’, he clarified.

Meanwhile, US officials are still hopeful they can come to a covert arrangement with Islamabad to have an eye on war-torn Afghanistan.

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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

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

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