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Every figure on BondCheck comes from a named source. This page lists them, explains how we check them and gives the credit their licences ask for.
Each kind of figure on BondCheck, where it comes from, how often we refresh it and the newest data we hold right now.
Sources and the newest data held, per kind of figure
| Prize bond resultsOfficial result files, cross-checked against independent records. Checked for new draws every day. | 724 draws with results | |
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| Gold and silver rates in Pakistan (reported)The sarafa association’s rate as published, checked against the international price. Checked three times a day, Monday to Saturday. | ||
| Estimated gold and silver ratesCalculated by BondCheck from the international price, the exchange rate and purity, whenever an input changes. |
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| International metal pricesGold, silver, platinum and palladium in US dollars. Every 30 minutes on weekdays, every 4 hours at weekends. | ||
| Open market rupee ratesBuying and selling rates of exchange companies. Three times a day, Monday to Saturday. | ||
| Interbank rupee ratesRates published by the State Bank of Pakistan. Twice a day. | ||
| Exchange rates between other currenciesReference rates for over 160 currencies, used by the converter and the charts. Twice a day. |
National Savings Pakistan (Central Directorate of National Savings)
Official draw result files, draw schedules and the official list of past draw dates. This is our primary source.
pkprizebond.com
Historical full result lists from 2000 to 2023, from an archived copy. Used only where no official file exists.
prizeinfo.net
First and second prize records, draw numbers and cities, used to cross-check other sources.
gold-api.com
Spot prices for gold, silver, platinum and palladium in US dollars per troy ounce.
ExchangeRate-API
Daily reference exchange rates for over 160 currencies.
Free Currency Exchange Rates API by Fawaz Ahmed
Historical daily exchange rates (public domain, CC0).
State Bank of Pakistan
Published interbank rates for the Pakistani rupee.
Forex Association of Pakistan
Open market buying and selling rates for foreign currency in Pakistan.
Associated Press of Pakistan, reporting the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association
Daily reported gold rates per tola and per 10 grams in Pakistan.
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