How Pakistan gold pricing actually works
Pakistan mein jeweller ka final bill teen components ka sum hota hai: base gold value (international spot × USD/PKR × purity × weight), making charge (labour + design margin, 8–20%), aur GST (17% on jewellery invoices). Ye calculator teenon aapke sample ke against dikhata hai taake final quote pehle se estimate ho sake.
Reference rate: Karachi sarafa bazaar (Bolton Market) national benchmark hai. Lahore, Islamabad aur Rawalpindi same-day 0.08–0.15% premium par trade karte hain. Chhoti cities (Bahawalpur, Sukkur, Larkana) mein 0.15–0.2% zyada rate hota hai transport & dealer margin ki wajah se.
Traditional unit conversions
- 1 Tola = 11.6638 g = 12 Masha = 96 Ratti
- 1 Masha ≈ 0.972 g
- 1 Ratti ≈ 0.121 g
- 1 Bhori = 10 g (Bangladeshi trade unit, occasionally quoted)