PM Nawaz to review energy situation today amid protests against power outage in Ramazan

Mahmood Idrees 08:49 AM | 30 May, 2017

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will head a meeting of the cabinet committee to review the energy situation in the country on Tuesday (today) which is not satisfactory despite announcements by the government that there would be no power outages.

The committee also held a meeting on Monday in which the prime minister directed the authorities to give maximum relief to people in Ramazan.

On the occasion, Nawaz Sharif said that the government was fully aware of the issues being faced by the public due to power shortage and it will not rest till significant relief is provided to them.

The committee was informed that an additional nine thousand one hundred seven megawatt electricity will be added to the system by March next year.

But the directions by the PM were not acted upon, as loadshedding continued in parts of Karachi on Iftari of second Ramazan and in Sehari of third Ramazan.

Yesterday, a large number of people took to the streets against unannounced power cuts in different cities, including Peshawar, Karachi, Charsadda, Malakand and others.

In violent protests, two were killed and 14 others wounded in the Dargai tehsil of Malakand on Monday.

Mahmood Idrees

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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 February 8, 2023 (Wednesday).

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

Currency	Symbol	Buying	Selling
US Dollar	‎USD	276.9	280.15
Euro	EUR	296.12	296.74
UK Pound Sterling	GBP	331.78	332.48
U.A.E Dirham	AED	75.06	75.36
Saudi Riyal	SAR	73.48	73.79
Australian Dollar	AUD	190.31	192.71
Bahrain Dinar	BHD	732.23	740.23
Canadian Dollar	CAD	205.22	207.42
China Yuan	CNY	40.72	41.12
Danish Krone	DKK	39.92	40.32
Hong Kong Dollar	HKD	35.08	35.45
Indian Rupee	INR	3.35	3.46
Japanese Yen	JPY	2.5	2.54
Kuwaiti Dinar	KWD	900.32	909.32
Malaysian Ringgit	MYR	64.65	65.25
New Zealand Dollar	NZD	174.19	176.18
Norwegians Krone	NOK	27.12	27.41
Omani Riyal	OMR	715.11	723.11
Qatari Riyal	‎QAR	75.64	76.34
Singapore Dollar	SGD	208.03	210.03
Swedish Korona	SEK	26.1	26.4
Swiss Franc	CHF	297.31	299.81
Thai Bhat	THB	8.25	8.4

Gold & Silver Rate

KARACHI – Gold prices fell on Wednesday for the third straight day in local markets, after hitting aan all-time high in previous week.

The per tola price of 24 carats gold in Pakistan dropped by Rs2,000 to settle at Rs198,000 while the price of 10 grams decreased by Rs1715 to reach Rs169753.

On Monday, the gold price witnessed a drop of Rs200 per tola to close at Rs204,300.

In the international market, the commodity witnessed an upward trend as per ounce price reached to $1,880 after an increase of $11 dollars.

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