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PAKISTAN TIMES WEDNESDAY December 17, 2003 Edition: TOP STORIES: Anti-Terror Drive: 10 Nabbed in Pakistan Х Anti-Terror Drive: 10 Nabbed in Pakistan Х Fuel Prices Increased by 1.4 percent Х Pakistan Reiterates LoC Fencing, Violation of UN Resolutions Х Pakistan looks forward to joining ASEAN Х 'Five Explosive devices planted for detonation of Pindi Bridge' Х PIA flight leaves for Alamaty, Tashkent Today Х MMA supreme council meets Tomorrow Х Pakistan dismisses reports of bugging of BHC Х Beirut Fire Kills 14 Foreign workers including Pakistanis Х India to conduct Trishul Missile trails this Week ХХХ THE WORLD TODAY: Guerrillas Clashes: US Troops Kill 11 in Iraq Х Saddam not Cooperating with US Interrogators: report Х Sri Lanka set for last ditch attempt to resolve power Struggle Х Woman elected to Bureau of Afghanistan's Loya Jirga Х Powell has Cancer Operation Х Michael Jackson To Be Charged 'This Week' ХХХ EDITORIAL: Saddam in Cage ХХХ THIS AND MUCH MORE - Email us with your views AND CONTRIBUTIONS at info@pakistantimes.net ХХХ
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Wednesday December 17, 2003
Shawwal 22, 1424


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T O P S T O R Y


		Policemen search vehicles after security was tightened in Karachi. At least 10 people, suspected of links to the Taliban & al-Qaida, were arrested in a city near Islamabad.

Anti-Terror Drive: 10 Nabbed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani law enforcers have arrested 10 people suspected of links to the Taliban and al-Qaida in two nighttime raids...

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O T H E R T O P S T O R I E S


╖	Pakistan and Indonesia to promote ties in trade, defence, IT
╖	Fuel Prices Increased by 1.4 percent
╖	Pakistan Reiterates LoC Fencing, Violation of UN Resolutions
╖	Pakistan looks forward to joining ASEAN
╖	'Five Explosive devices planted for detonation of Pindi Bridge'
╖	PIA flight leaves for Alamaty, Tashkent Today
╖	MMA supreme council meets Tomorrow
╖	Pakistan dismisses reports of bugging of BHC
╖	Beirut Fire Kills 14 Foreign workers including Pakistanis
╖	India to conduct Trishul Missile trails this Week


M E T R O


Lovers commit suicide with ParentТs СNoТ
A young man killed the cousin he wanted to marry and then hanged himself from a tree in central Pakistan after the girl's...
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╖	KKH closes for Traffic
╖	Hearing of Javed Hashmi case shifted to Adiyala Jail

K A S H M I R


Two killed, Indian soldier shoots colleague in Occupied Kashmir
The Indian troops in their ongoing spurt of state terrorism, martyred 2 more Kashmiri youth in different places.
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╖	Heavy Snowfall cuts off Jammu, Kashmir valley
╖	Hurriyat accuses India for State terrorism despite Ceasefire

B U S I N E S S


12 countries to invest 500M $ in Pakistan's Energy Sector
Twelve countries have shown interest to invest more than US $ 500 million in Alternative Energies in Pakistan.
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╖	Pakistan, Indonesia agree to enhance bilateral trade
╖	Pakistani exporters invited to UAE

S P O R T S


Rain disrupts Pakistan Test preparations
Rain interrupted play Monday on the second day of Pakistan's three-day match against Auckland, hindering the tourists...
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╖	Burki manages to reach 2nd round of World Open
╖	Champions of Hills cycle race on 25th

T H E W O R L D T O D A Y (TWTNews.Com)

╖	Guerrillas Clashes: US Troops Kill 11 in Iraq
╖	Saddam not Cooperating with US Interrogators: report
╖	Sri Lanka set for last ditch attempt to resolve power Struggle
╖	Woman elected to Bureau of Afghanistan's Loya Jirga
╖	Powell has Cancer Operation
╖	Michael Jackson To Be Charged 'This Week'

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EDITORIAL
Saddam in Cage

THE most broken man-in once piece-Saddam Hussein, is eventually in cage. The lock-in of an obstinate by a super power-which, literally rules the world today-was till the recent times...
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Special Report

Afghan Drug Scene: The Taliban Bogey

First part of the three-reports' series on Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan by Tariq Saeedi in Turkmenistan and his team in Central & South Asia.

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Health

Easy Sleepers - Live Longer
By Dr Ali Muhammad

OLDER adults who have no problems sleeping, such as waking up during the night or taking a long time to fall asleep...

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Societal

Sadia-A Charming Eastern Beauty

A short write-up on round face charming Pakistani beauty n' talented TV artist -- Sadia Imam

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Open Market Forex

Currency		Buying	Selling.
	US Dollar	57.50	57.55
	UK Pound Sterling	100.2	100.4
	EURO	70.55	70.65
	Saudi Riyal	15.29	15.34
	UAE Dirham	15.64	15.70
	Kuwaiti Dinar	194.5	194.8
	Japanese Yen	0.532	0.534

Approx. Rates in Pakistani Rupees (PKR) as on 17 Dec 2003

Weather

	Islamabad	14 05
	Lahore	19 11
	Karachi	26 13
	Peshawar	20 06
	Quetta	06 -10
	M' Abad	12 07
	Gilgit	11 04
	Srinagar	08 00
^weather scale ░C Forecast:* Mainly Cold & Dry weather is expected in most parts of the country; But some more Rain is expected at a few places of Kashmir & adjoining areas. Severe Cold Wave Conditions are likely to prevail in Balochistan. Coldest Places: Quetta, Ziarat & Dalbandin = -10░C.

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