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After Amjad Sabri's killing, Rangers given "free hand" in Karachi during high-level meeting;

10:52 AM | 23 Jun, 2016
After Amjad Sabri's killing, Rangers given
ISLAMABAD (Staff Report/APP) - A number of important steps were taken in yesterday's high-level meeting at the Headquarters of the Sindh Rangers, chaired by Maj. Gen. Bilal Akbar in the aftermath of famous qawwal Amjad Sabri's murder in the Liaqatabad area of Karachi.

The high-level meeting was attended by all sector commanders of Sindh Rangers.

According to local media, Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was given a preliminary briefing on the case by Rangers, during which he decided to give Rangers a "free hand" in sorting out the law and order situation in Karachi.

The Sindh CM was also handed a report by intelligence agencies regarding Amjad Sabri's killing, which identify local groups as being behind the incident.

During the meeting, it was decided to launch a flurry of raids and intelligence-based operations throughout the city. Cooperation between the police and rangers in this regard was also stressed.

Director General Rangers Sindh also called Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and briefed him about efforts being made for the recovery of son of the Sindh High Court Chief Justice.

He also briefed the federal minister about the killing of Amjad Sabri.

The Interior Minister stressed that no effort should be spared to ensure safe recovery of the son of Chief Justice.

He also urged security and intelligence agencies to jointly make efforts to arrest the killers of Amjad Sabri.

 

Ali Zain is a member of the staff at Daily Pakistan Global. He earned BS Communication Studies degree from University of the Punjab. His thesis titled "Cultural Continuity and Mass Media: An analysis of leading online newspapers of Pakistan" has been published as a book in Germany. He has also translated David Mathews' book "The Ecology of Democracy" into Urdu. He tweets at @alimaan.

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Currency Rates in Pakistan Today - Pakistani rupee to US Dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham, and Riyal - 19 April 2024

Pakistani currency saw minor adjustment against global currencies on April 19, 2024. US dollar was being quoted at 277.4 for buying and 280.4 for selling.

Euro comes down to 293 for buying and 296 for selling while British Pound stands at 342.25 for buying, and 345.65 for selling.

UAE Dirham AED was at 75.2 and Saudi Riyal's new rates was at 73.30.

Today’s currency exchange rates in Pakistan - 19 April 2024

Currency Symbol Buying Selling
US Dollar ‎USD 277.4 280.4
Euro EUR 293 296
UK Pound Sterling GBP 342.25 345.65
U.A.E Dirham AED 75.2 75.9
Saudi Riyal SAR 73.3 74.05
Australian Dollar AUD 181 182.8
Bahrain Dinar BHD 740.09 748.09
Canadian Dollar CAD 201 203
China Yuan CNY 38.44 38.84
Danish Krone DKK 39.69 40.09
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 35.53 35.88
Indian Rupee INR 3.33 3.44
Japanese Yen JPY 1.86 1.94
Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 902.64 911.64
Malaysian Ringgit MYR 58.08 58.68
New Zealand Dollar NZD 164.22 166.22
Norwegians Krone NOK 25.31 25.61
Omani Riyal OMR 722.87 730.87
Qatari Riyal ‎QAR 76.45 77.15
Singapore Dollar SGD 204.5 206.5
Swedish Korona SEK 25.31 25.61
Swiss Franc CHF 305.08 307.58
Thai Bhat THB 7.56 7.71

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