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Gold up at Rs377,900 per tola in Pakistan following global rally | The Express Tribune

Gold prices in Pakistan rose further on Friday after spot gold went up by $12 to $3,552 per ounce in the international bullion market following the greenback slightly losing value.
The price of 24-karat gold per tola jumped by Rs1,200 to Rs377,900, while 10 grams of gold increased by Rs1,029, hitting Rs323,988 — both all-time highs.
Dealers reported that buyers are increasingly hesitant to make large purchases at these elevated levels. Traders noted that while global momentum drove domestic rates higher, physical demand remained cautious at these high prices.
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Traders in the international market wait for the US non-farm payrolls report, which could influence Federal Reserve interest rate decisions.
Recent increase in the price of yellow metal shows three per cent upward trend for the week after hitting a record high on Wednesday.
Analysts said, expectations of a September Fed rate cut and a weaker dollar have strengthened gold’s appeal as a safe-haven asset amid global economic uncertainty.
Meanwhile, silver also headed for its third straight week of gains, reflecting broader strength in precious metals markets.
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Sunderland free school uniform shop Second Chance moves

Andy WatsonBBC News, North East and Cumbria, Hendon, Sunderland

A community shop on Wearside which runs a free second-hand school uniform scheme has moved into a larger premises to cope with a rise in demand.
Second Chance CIC in Hendon, Sunderland, collects donations of pre-worn items which are offered to those in need for no charge.
It has moved to a new premises on Toward Road after being “inundated” with parents asking for support.
Director Wendy English said it could give out “200 items a week” because families were unable to afford to buy a new uniform on top of bills and food.
“I had a family in the other week and they were struggling so much that they couldn’t even afford to eat – and they didn’t have their uniform in,” she said.
“They were struggling like mad so we made sure they got everything they needed.”
The group have also received thousands of pounds worth of grants from the Community Lottery Fund and Sunderland City Council, which has allowed it to buy new items of clothing.
Mrs English said: “This bigger store was exactly what we need as we simply couldn’t handle the number of clothes being donated at our previous one.
“But now being able to buy new clothes and not just rely on pre-warn donations is something we’ve not been able to do and it’s been so well received.”

Mrs English said on average 20 families use the service each day.
Julianna Atola went to Second Chance to get a uniform for her four-year-old daughter, who has just started school.
“It’s a big help,” she said. “Their second-use clothes is just as good as new but the difference is it’s no cost.”
Earlier this year, the Department for Education (DfE) announced it would change the law to limit the number of compulsory branded items required by schools to three, plus a branded tie for secondary students, in a bid to cut costs for families.
The government said it believed parents in England would save about £50 per child through its school uniform measures, which it hopes to introduce next September.
However, Mrs English said it was still “not enough”.
“They should just get rid of all branded items,” she said.
“I’m sure it would be a massive help to families.”
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University staff to vote on strikes over pay

Thousands of university staff are to be balloted for strikes in a dispute over pay.
The University and College Union (UCU) said 65,000 of its members working in universities across the UK will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action.
The union said employers had refused to increase a 1.4% pay offer.
The UCU said it has started preparations for an aggregated UK-wide ballot of its members, covering 138 institutions, which it expects to open on October 20.
It warned of co-ordinated industrial action with other unions representing university staff in the new year.
UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: “University employers are now on notice that we will launch a UK-wide pay ballot with the potential for co-ordinated strike action that will cause maximum disruption on campus.
“Our members, not vice-chancellors, are the people who support students, create teaching materials, conduct world-leading research and keep universities running; we are the university.
“Employers now need to recognise that imposing a 1.4% pay award, when inflation is still soaring, is a significant real-terms pay cut and an insult to hard-working higher education staff.
“It’s time for them to come back to the table with an improved offer that will settle this dispute and avoid the need for a strike ballot and potential industrial action.”
Raj Jethwa, chief executive of the University and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), said: “Our sector and its students will be concerned about yet another trade union-generated ballot for industrial action.
“UCU’s Higher Education Committee (HEC) took this decision over a week ago, informing their members and HE institutions today.
“EIS, GMB, Unite and Unison, will also be proceeding with statutory ballots for industrial action.
“It is palpably clear that the sector’s HE institutions cannot afford to improve the uplift.
“The sector is grappling with reduced income because of a decline in overseas students, increased costs for employer contributions to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and an increase of over £370 million in employer National Insurance Contributions.
“UCEA has already begun to deliver on the other elements of our extensive final pay offer. This included progress on our proposals for joint work with the unions to further reduce pay gaps, and to promote good practice on contract types and workload.
“Employers take these issues extremely seriously. But they also take seriously the threat of industrial action and will have measures in place to mitigate the impact on students.”
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What to know about the Hyundai-LG plant immigration raid in Georgia

This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees being escorted outside the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga
Corey Bullard/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP
The South Korean government said it is working to return its nationals who were detained in an immigration raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia last week.
Federal and immigration agents conducted a massive sweep on the plant in Ellabell, Georgia, arresting 475 people as part of an investigation into allegations of unlawful employment practices. A South Korean spokesperson told NBC News that more than 300 of the arrests were South Korean nationals.
U.S. authorities, who had a search warrant, said the arrested workers were working or living in the country illegally.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s office said Sunday that detainees will be returned to South Korea on a chartered flight. Hyundai did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Thursday’s raid, the latest in President Donald Trump‘s crackdown on illegal immigration, marked the Department of Homeland Security’s largest single-site enforcement operation in its history, according to Steven Schrank, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Georgia.
White House border czar Tom Homan told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that the Trump administration would continue focusing on workplaces for immigration raids.
“We’re going to do more worksite enforcement operations,” he said. “These companies that hire illegal aliens, they undercut their competition that’s paying U.S. citizen salaries.”
The Georgia plant is home to South Korean companies Hyundai and LG Energy Solution, which are building a battery manufacturing plant together. The $7.6 billion Hyundai plant employs more than 1,200 people. The company began building its manufacturing plant in 2022 and started making electric vehicles less than two years later, making the plant one of the largest economic developments in the state.
LG Energy Solution said on Saturday that 47 of its employees were detained, along with an additional 250 people from “equipment partner companies.”
Schrank said the arrested workers were employed by contractors and subcontractors.
In a Friday statement, U.S. Attorney Margaret Heap said more than 400 agents took part in the raid.
“The goal of this operation is to reduce illegal employment and prevent employers from gaining an unfair advantage by hiring unauthorized workers,” Heap said in the statement. “Another goal is to protect unauthorized workers from exploitation.”
In a statement to NBC News on Friday, Hyundai said it was monitoring the situation and that none of the detainees were direct employees of the auto company.
The South Korean government said on Friday that it conveyed its “concern and regret” to the U.S. Embassy and urged them to ensure the South Korean employees’ rights were not violated.
“In the course of U.S. law enforcement, the economic activities of our investment firms and the rights and interests of our nationals must not be unjustly infringed upon,” said Lee Jae-woong, a spokesperson for South Korea’s foreign ministry.
In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that he is calling on all foreign companies investing in the U.S. to “please respect our Nation’s Immigration Laws.”
“Your Investments are welcome, and we encourage you to LEGALLY bring your very smart people, with great technical talent, to build World Class products, and we will make it quickly and legally possible for you to do so. What we ask in return is that you hire and train American Workers,” he wrote.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump also said the raid had no connection to the economic ties between the two countries, saying that the U.S. has “a great relationship” with South Korea.
Hyundai told NBC News Monday morning that business travel to the U.S. remains in place, with some trips subject to internal review.
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