Gold Rate in Pakistan Rises, Settles Just Below Record High 

The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs. 2,300 and was sold at Rs. 288,700 on Wednesday against its sale at Rs. 286,400 on previous trading day, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported.  Today’s increase took gold to just shy of the record high price of Rs. 289,600 per tola recorded at the end of last week.   The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold also increased by Rs. 1,972 to Rs. 247,513 from Rs. 245,541 whereas that of 10-gram 22 karat went up to Rs. 226,895 from Rs. 225,087.  The prices of per tola silver increased by Rs. 28 to Rs. 3,391 whereas that of ten-gram silver went up by Rs. 24 to Rs. 2,907.  The price of gold in the international market increased by $22 to $2,763 from $2,741, the Association reported.