Guides
Short answers to the questions people ask next to a rate, each with its official sources.
- What is a tola, and how is the gold rate per tola vs per 10 grams worked out?One tola is 11.6638 grams (180 grains). To turn a per-tola gold rate into a per-10-gram rate, divide it by 11.6638 and multiply by 10.
- Sarafa rate vs the international gold priceWhy the gold rate in Pakistan differs from the world spot price converted into rupees, and what the “premium” means.
- What is the difference between the open-market and interbank dollar rate?The interbank rate is the rate banks trade dollars at, published daily by the State Bank of Pakistan; the open-market rate is the cash rate at exchange companies, published by ECAP. Which one applies to you.
- How is the petrol price set in Pakistan, who announces it and how often?OGRA works out petrol and diesel prices under the federal government’s pricing mechanism and publishes them on ogra.org.pk. Since 21 July 2026 it has posted a dated price publication on most days; earlier notifications were weekly, and before March 2026 twice a month.