Tag: Gold

NBP Gold Cup Hockey reschedules

The schedule of the NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, which was scheduled to be held from November 15 to 25, has been changed due...

Misgivings about the gold rally

Something is amiss when a 375-point stock market advance seems suspect. But that’s the feeling after Thursday’s massive stock rally. Such pessimism often presages...

India firm launches gold, diamond ‘cash machine’

An Indian company has launched what it says is the world's first "cash machine" that dispenses gold and silver coins and diamond-studded jewellery. The Gitanjali...

All that glisters

This week’s column may feel like you’ve slowed down the gobbledygook disclaimers appearing at the end of ads for financial products but I think...

Gold worth Rs 9m looted

In broad daylight robbery, two dacoits deprived a jeweller of gold worth Rs 9 million. According to details, Haroon Khan was on his way...

Petrol or gold?

The aim of this letter is to draw the attention of the authorities who are responsible for the circulation of petrol. These days, the...

UNESCO awards gold medal to Dr Zaidi

UNESCO at a three-day media workshop concluded here on Friday awarded a gold medal to Dr Shamim Zaidi, chairperson, Department of Communication and Media...

Gold prices hit record low in 28 years

Gold prices have fallen to US $1639 per ounce which is the lowest value for past 28 years. There has been a drop of $...

North Waziristan student bags gold medal

A Higher Education Commission (HEC) scholar from North Waziristan Agency Qudratullah has clinched a gold medal in MPhil (Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Surgery) from...

Gold prices up by Rs2800 to hit new peak

Price of gold shot up to an all-time high on Monday as the per tola price touched Rs62,300. According to traders, the fresh hike...

Where does gold go from here

For the last week and more gold has been on a roller coaster moving between $100 and $200 each way until now where it...

Murer claims pole vault gold as Isinbayeva bombs

Yelena Isinbayeva pushed her gamesmanship one step too far on Tuesday and crashed out of the world women’s pole vault, a competition won by...

Gold prices come down to Rs.57,000 per tola

Gold price has drastically dipped in local market by whopping Rs.4,000 per tola. The plunge has served a severe blow to many a seasonal investor...

Investors seeking safety push gold to record highs

Gold spiked to another all-time high this week as slumping global stock markets sent investors fleeing for the safe-haven precious metal while industrial commodities...

We are amid a gold rush

When all else fails, investors flee to gold. The yellow metal, perceived to be the universal ‘store of value’, has seen unprecedented price levels...

Gold hits record as misery mounts over debt

Gold rallied to its ninth record high this year on Tuesday, as growing fears about the spread of the European debt crisis and the...

Scavengers in search of gold to beat poverty

When the sun sets and shops close, Pakistan’s gold scavengers come to life, sifting through dirt and sewers for precious yellow scraps they can...