KARACHI – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has established Asia’s largest visa center in Pakistan's southern metropolis, it emerged on Friday.
The visa center will offer exceptional consular services in line with the most recent international best practices and 11 counters have been set up in the visa center for the convenience of people; 200 UAE visas will be issued to citizens on a daily basis.
The opening of the center has relieved the citizens who expressed their happiness with this initiative of the emirate.
Commenting on the development, UAE Consul General Bakheet Ateeq Al Remethi said that the center has been established to save time.
There are 1.7 million Pakistanis in UAE and there is no restriction regarding visa in any district, he clarified.
Earlier in the day, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah visited the UAE visa center on the invitation of United Arab Emirates Consul General Bakheet Al Romaithi.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister said Sindh Government is grateful to the UAE government for providing convenience to the people of Sindh by establishing the best visa center.
During the visit, the Chief Minister also inspected various sections of the visa center while the UAE Consul General Briefed about the facilities provided there.
It bears mentioning that UAE hosts the second largest Pakistani expat community in the world.
The data by the State Bank of Pakistan confirms that the volume of remittances from the UAE to Pakistan in fiscal year 2022 was $2555.22 million, implying that a sizeable Pakistani workforce is employed in the country in diverse fields from banks to real estate to insurance sector.
Pakistan also has close ties with UAE considering that both the countries are Muslim. The government of UAE has also helped Pakistan in the past wade through the economic crisis
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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 28, 2023 (Thursday).
Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 287.05 | 290.15 |
Euro | EUR | 308 | 311 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 356.4 | 360 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 81 | 81.8 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 76.6 | 77.3 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 190 | 192 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 778.84 | 786.84 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 220 | 222.2 |
China Yuan | CNY | 40.24 | 40.64 |
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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