Although the former military head General Raheel Sharif has already departed to Saudi Arabia after securing No Objection Certificate to head the 41-nation military alliance but reports are rife that a brigade of Pak Army would now be joining the alliance.
The final decision regarding the number of soldiers and its terms of reference have not been finalised yet but it is being murmured that army chief General Qamar Bajwa in his Saudi Arabia visit decided to send the brigade in a bid to strengthen the alliance.
According to a report by Daily Khabrain, director General ISPR, Asif Ghafoor had already hinted at the possibility that Pak Army would not indulge in any battle outside the territory of Saudi Arabia.
On the other hand, renowned US daily, Wall Street Journal published an interview of Major General Ahmed Asiri, the adviser to the Saudi minister of defence, who discussed the scope of the military alliance, its structure, mission and expressed that it would be used to wipe out terrorism from Muslim world.
He also clarified that the elimination of Houthi rebels would also be part of the agenda for the Islamic Military alliance but this point can cause a friction in coming days owing to DG ISPR clarification that Pakistan Army would remain restricted to Saudi Arabia, however, the final decision would be made after a meeting of council of defence ministers of Muslim countries.
It bears mentioning that initially, it was reported that 34 Muslim countries would be a part of the alliance but the members have now clinched to 41 according to latest reports.
According to the sources, the Pakistan Army bridge comprising of latest military equipment would play a pivotal role to reach goals set by the alliance.
It has also been brought to notice that former military chief, who would be the head of Islamic Military Alliance has started searching top-notch officers mainly former military Brigadier Generals for assuming charge in the headquarters of the alliance.
Interestingly, investigations suggest that at the current moment, 1180 officials of Pak Army are stationed in Saudi Arabia for training and consultancy services. The officials were sent to Saudi Arabi after the 1982 defence pact signed by both Islamic countries.
If these officials are taken into account, then the total number of Pak Army officials serving in most sought after alliance would swell to 6180.
Although general Raheel Sharif would be exercising his powers to select the officials for the vacant slots in the alliance but the final decision about the number of Pakistani troops would be taken by the president of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain as he is the supreme commander of armed forces.
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 February 9, 2023 (Thursday).
Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 271.9 | 274.85 |
Euro | EUR | 294.7 | 297.7 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 331 | 334.2 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.3 | 76 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.2 | 73.9 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 191.3 | 193.7 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 732.35 | 740.35 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 205 | 207.2 |
China Yuan | CNY | 40.72 | 41.12 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 39.92 | 40.32 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.08 | 35.43 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.35 | 3.46 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 2 | 2.16 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 900.32 | 909.32 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 64.65 | 65.25 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 173.63 | 175.63 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 27.12 | 27.42 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 715.53 | 723.57 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 75.64 | 76.34 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 208.03 | 210.03 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.1 | 26.4 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 298.06 | 300.56 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 8.25 | 8.4 |
KARACHI – The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs193,700 on Thursday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs166,070.
Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs167,318 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs 195,157.
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 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Karachi | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Islamabad | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Peshawar | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Quetta | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Sialkot | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Attock | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Gujranwala | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Jehlum | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Multan | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Bahawalpur | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Gujrat | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Nawabshah | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Chakwal | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Hyderabad | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Nowshehra | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Sargodha | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Faisalabad | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
Mirpur | PKR 193,700 | PKR 2,350 |
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