ISLAMABAD : Dec 20 (At 4.30 PM). In Karachi gold rate per tola of 24 karat is Rs 178660, in Lahore market, gold rate 24 karat per tola today is Rs 178640. In Quetta , rate of gold today for 24 karat per tola is Rs 178880.
In Peshawar , rate of gold for 24 karat per tola today is Rs 178790. In Multan , gold rate today for 24 karat per tola is Rs 178750 and in Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir , rate of 24 karat per tola rate today is Rs 178990.
After going down by Rs Rs 800 a tola in local market of twin city Islamabad/Rawalpindi on December 20 (Tuesday), gold took a big jump in its price. At 4.30 , gold price in Rawalpindi / Islamabad is Rs 178200.
According to Markazi Sarafa Union of Rawalpindi, Islamabad , gold rate in Rawalpindi and Islamabad market today (Tuesday) for 24 karat per tola is Rs 178200. The price of 10 gram gold of 24 karat is Rs 171000. The rate of
chandi per tola in local market of Islamabad and Rawalpindi is Rs 2050
In other cities , gold rate today also showed downward trend .
Gold traders terms turning of non traditional investors to buy gold for one time investment a major cause of such a big increase in gold prices in Pakistan .
Khalil Ahmad , a local gold dealer told NEWSMAN that sudden increase in gold rates is due to unexpected buying of gold and its a unhealthy trend .