Pakistan announces bank holidays for Ramadan

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KARACHI – The State Bank of Pakistan and other private banks will remain closed for four days, starting from tomorrow (March 23).

The banks will remain closed on March 23 being public holiday on the occasion of the Pakistan Day while there will be bank holiday on March 24.

“The State Bank of Pakistan will remain closed for public dealing on Friday, March 24, 2023, which shall be observed as ‘Bank Holiday’ for the purpose of deduction of Zakat,” reads the official notification.

“All banks / DFIs / MFBs shall, therefore, remain closed for public dealing on the afore-mentioned date. However, all employees of the banks / DFIs / MFBs will attend the office on Bank Holiday treating it as a normal working day (except for public dealing),” it added.

The banks will remain closed on Saturday and Sunday due to their weekly holidays.

SBP announces bank timings for Ramadan 2023

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Today's currency exchange rates in Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal rates on June 8, 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 June 08, 2023 (Thursday).

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

Currency	Symbol	Buying	Selling
US Dollar	‎USD	300	303
Euro	EUR	319	322
UK Pound Sterling	GBP	371	375
U.A.E Dirham	AED	82.6	83.7
Saudi Riyal	SAR	79	79.5
Australian Dollar	AUD	202	204
Bahrain Dinar	BHD	759.46	767.46
Canadian Dollar	CAD	227	230
China Yuan	CNY	40.28	40.68
Danish Krone	DKK	41.09	41.49
Hong Kong Dollar	HKD	36.4	36.75
Indian Rupee	INR	3.46	3.57
Japanese Yen	JPY	1.98	2.06
Kuwaiti Dinar	KWD	928.09	937.09
Malaysian Ringgit	MYR	61.94	62.54
New Zealand Dollar	NZD	173.16	175.16
Norwegians Krone	NOK	25.88	26.18
Omani Riyal	OMR	742.38	750.38
Qatari Riyal	‎QAR	78.38	79.08
Singapore Dollar	SGD	222.5	225
Swedish Korona	SEK	26.36	26.65
Swiss Franc	CHF	313.87	316.35
Thai Bhat	THB	8.21	8.36

Gold & Silver Rate

Today's gold rates in Pakistan | gold price in Pakistan – June 8, 2023

Gold Rate Today:

KARACHI – The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 226,500 on Thursday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs194,190.

Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs178,006 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs 207,623.

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.

Gold Price in Pakistan: Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad

City	Gold	Silver
Lahore	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Karachi	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Islamabad	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Peshawar	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Quetta	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Sialkot	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Attock	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Gujranwala	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Jehlum	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Multan	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Bahawalpur	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Gujrat	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Nawabshah	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Chakwal	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Hyderabad	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Nowshehra	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Sargodha	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Faisalabad	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125
Mirpur	PKR 226,500	PKR 2125