Gold Jewelries

Because 24K gold is soft, it's usually mixed with other metals to increase its hardness and durability. If a piece of jewelry in Pakistan is not 24 karat gold, the karat quality should accompany any claim that the item is gold.

The karat quality marking tells you what proportion of gold is mixed with the other metals. Eightteen karat (18K) jewelry contains 18 parts of gold, mixed in throughout with six parts of base metal. The higher the karat rating, the higher the proportion of gold in the piece of jewelry.

Most jewelry in Pakistan is marked with its karat quality, although marking is not always required by law in Pakistan.

Solid gold refers to an item made of any karat gold, if the inside of the item is not hollow. The proportion of gold in the piece of jewelry still is determined by the karat mark. link