Gold Rate in Pakistan Today Per Tola (24K, 22K, 21K & 18K)

Gold Price Per Tola in Pakistan — Today’s Rate

The tola is the traditional South Asian weight unit and still the default quoting unit at Pakistan's Sarafa Bazaars. Below is today’s per-tola gold price broken down by all four commonly traded karats.

Source: Karachi Sarafa Jewellers Association-linked rate, updated Friday, 17 July 2026, 06:00 PM PST.

Tola to Other Units — Quick Conversion

Not sure how a tola compares to a tola, gram or ounce? Use the table below, or jump straight to our free gold price calculator to convert any weight instantly.

Why Pakistan Still Quotes Gold by the Tola

The tola (11.664 grams) is a centuries-old South Asian weight unit that predates the metric system in the region, and Pakistan’s Sarafa Bazaars have never fully switched away from it. Even as younger buyers and online jewellers increasingly quote in grams, the tola remains the number printed on rate boards in Karachi, Lahore and every other city’s gold market, which is why we show both units side by side on every page.

Tips for Buying Gold by Weight

• Always confirm which unit — tola or gram — the quoted price refers to before agreeing on a deal; a mix-up can mean an 11.66x price difference.
• Ask the jeweller to weigh the piece in front of you on a certified digital scale.
• Making charges (ujrat) are added on top of the pure-metal weight price and are usually negotiable, especially on higher-weight pieces.
• For investment purchases, 24K bars or coins sold strictly by weight (tola or gram) avoid making-charge costs entirely.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why Pakistan Still Prices Gold by the Tola

The tola (11.6638 grams) is a Mughal-era weight unit that predates the metric system in South Asia and remains the default quoting unit at every Sarafa Bazaar in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Even though scales, invoices and international benchmarks increasingly use grams, most buyers still think in tola because that's how their parents and grandparents bought gold, and it's the unit printed on older jewellery receipts and family gold records.

Common Mistakes When Buying Gold by Tola

• Confusing the "gold tola" (11.6638 g) with the slightly different silver/commodity tola used in some regional markets — always confirm the gram figure on the receipt.
• Assuming the per-tola price already includes making charges — it doesn't; that's added separately for jewellery.
• Comparing a per-10-gram quote with a per-tola quote without converting first, which makes two identical rates look different.

Tola Pricing Across Generations

Older gold purchase records, wedding jewellery inventories, and family gold holdings in Pakistan are almost always denominated in tola, which is why the unit persists even as younger buyers increasingly think in grams. If you've inherited jewellery with a tola-based weight noted, our calculator can convert it instantly to a current value.

Tola Pricing at a Glance