ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have inked an agreement regarding the issuance of Pakistani passports to Burmese Muslims residing in Saudi Arabia.
The agreement was signed between Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and visiting Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Dr. Nasir Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Dawood.
Since 2012, these Burmese have faced difficulties as their passports were not renewed, causing legal complications within the Kingdom; Pakistan had issued passports to as many as 2,25,000 Burmese in 2012 but they were not renewed.
The families of these Muslims are in distress due to the fact that their passports were not renewed and not much attention was paid to the issue in the past on one pretext or the other.
To address this issue, the agreement has now been signed to issue passports to these individuals and their children, so they can have legal status in Saudi Arabia.
#السعودية و #باكستان توقعان اتفاقية تسمح بإصدار جوازات السفر الباكستانية للجالية البرماوية التي تعيش في السعودية، وفقا لصحيفة عكاظ. pic.twitter.com/kWvrbbPyj8
— العربية السعودية (@AlArabiya_KSA) May 18, 2023
In this regard, a bilateral committee consisting of representatives from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan’s interior ministry has been formed with the objective to expedite the issuance of necessary documents to Burmese Muslims.
The agreement was made during the visit of the Saudi official who landed in Pakistan for the ‘Road to Makkah’ project.
The initiative is part of Saudi Arabia’s Guests of God Service Program, which King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud inaugurated in 2019 under Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. The agreement is renewed every year with countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Morocco, and Bangladesh.
As per the initiative, Hajj pilgrims are issued visas and provided other services, such as baggage facilities, at their respective countries’ airports. Not only that, the pilgrims move directly to buses to take them to their places of residence in Makkah and Madina while their luggage is delivered to them.
The Saudi deputy interior minister was on a two-day visit to Pakistan to renew the 'Road to Makkah' agreement and meet political leaders as well as Army Chief. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said he has requested Saudi authorities to extend the Makkah Route Initiative to airports in Lahore and Karachi next year.
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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 September 27, 2023 (Wednesday).
Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 289.05 | 292.15 |
Euro | EUR | 310 | 313 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 361 | 364.5 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 81.5 | 82.3 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 77.05 | 77.8 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 190 | 192 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 778.84 | 786.84 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 220 | 222.2 |
China Yuan | CNY | 40.22 | 40.62 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 41.83 | 42.23 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 37.93 | 38.28 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.57 | 3.68 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.78 | 1.86 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 945.27 | 954.27 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 62.62 | 63.22 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 174.58 | 176.58 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 27.87 | 28.17 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 762.31 | 770.31 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 80.69 | 81.39 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 208 | 210 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.62 | 26.92 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 323.01 | 325.51 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 8.12 | 8.27 |
KARACHI - The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 202,600 on Thursday.
The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs 177,700. Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs168,730 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs196,807.
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 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Karachi | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Islamabad | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Peshawar | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Quetta | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Sialkot | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Attock | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Gujranwala | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Jehlum | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Multan | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Bahawalpur | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Gujrat | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Nawabshah | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Chakwal | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Hyderabad | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Nowshehra | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Sargodha | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Faisalabad | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
Mirpur | PKR 202,600 | PKR 2,495 |
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