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Gold rates
Gold →Gold 24K (per tola)Rs 452,887▲ 0.69%
Gold 24K (per 10g)Rs 388,284▲ 0.69%
Gold 22K (per tola)Rs 415,146▲ 0.69%
Silver (per tola)Rs 6,716.00▲ 1.60%
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Currency corner
Converter →USD / PKRRs 277.69▼ 0.01%
EUR / PKRRs 322.22▲ 0.03%
GBP / PKRRs 375.56▲ 0.00%
SAR / PKRRs 74.05▼ 0.01%
AED / PKRRs 75.61▼ 0.01%
CNY / PKRRs 41.26▼ 0.09%
Source: ExchangeRate-API. Updated 44 seconds ago.
Fuel prices
Fuel →Petrol (per litre)Rs 375.82• 0.00%
High-speed diesel (per litre)Rs 403.32• 0.00%
Hi-octane (per litre)Rs 395.00• 0.00%
LPG (per kg)Rs 258.65• 0.00%
Kerosene (per litre)Rs 289.95• 0.00%
Source: PSO pump price (via fuel-api). Updated 3 hours ago.
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