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PAKISTAN TIMES Sunday December 21, 2003 Edition: TOP STORIES: India-Pakistan Border: Officials Resume Talks after Two Years Х India, Pakistan to resume Rail Links on Jan-15 Х Jamali, Shujaat hopeful on LFO talks as Fazl blames Govt for deceiving MMA Х Trespassing by undesired elements across Pak-Afghan Border Checked Х ADB approves $ 260 million for the SME sector in Pakistan Х Pakistan's Security System, State Institutions are Strong: FO Х Marriage without WaliТs consent valid: SC Х Internet service reaches to 1.9 Million Users in 1800 Vicinities of Pakistan Х China to Provide $500 million credit to Pakistan Х US hopes Indo-Pak CBMs would lead to peace in South Asia Х India tests Anti-aircraft Missile Third time in Two days ХХХ THE WORLD TODAY: Bremer Survives Ambush Х Al-Qaeda 'Drugs Boat' Seized Х Turkish Bomb Suspect Charged Х California's Cash in Crisis Х RealNetworks files antitrust suit against Microsoft Х Zawahri Claims US 'Defeated' ХХХ EDITORIAL: Overture in Kashmir ХХХ THIS AND MUCH MORE - Email us with your views AND CONTRIBUTIONS at info@pakistantimes.net ХХХ
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Editor: Mumtaz Hamid Rao

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Sunday December 21, 2003
Shawwal 26, 1424


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T O P S T O R Y


		Pakistani and Indian soldiers march past each other shortly after high ranking officials from both sides held a joint meeting at the border checkpoint in Wagha, Sat. Dec-20.

Indo-Pak Border:
Officials Resume Talks after 2 Years

WAGAH: Pakistani and Indian officials resumed routine talks on border issues that had been suspended for two years...

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


╖	Dialogue in Deadlock yet MMA envisions agreement on LFO in 48 hours
╖	Bail plea of French Journalists Rejected, Charges include Taliban Bogus film-making in Pakistan
╖	US calls for Dialogue on Kashmir to ease tension in South Asia
╖	Two blasts in Quetta Injures Three
╖	Pakistani Authorities nab Suspected Militant, 47 Indian fishermen
╖	New Year parties banned in NWFP
╖	India test fires Trishul Missile for the eighth time
╖	Info Minister urges India to reciprocate Pakistan's sincere steps
╖	Racing coach rams into pole injuring Six in Karachi
╖	Nine-year-old blind by Indian teacher for not doing homework


M E T R O


Fire puts Hotel assets to ashes in Karachi
Valuable furniture and and exceptional paintings worth hundreds of thousands rupees were burnt to ashes when fire...
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╖	Dense Fog in Lahore affects travel schedule
╖	New transfers and postings in Pakistan army announced

K A S H M I R


Ten killed in Indian Occupied Kashmir Clashes
Eight Muslim freedom-fighters and two Indian soldiers were killed in clashes over the past 24 hours in India held-Kashmir.
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╖	Protest Demos as Hurriyat terms Indian occupation on Kashmir illegal
╖	PDP threatens to cut electricity to Occupied Kashmir

B U S I N E S S


Adam's 'Zabardast Jeep' unveiled
Daimler Chrysler "Zabardast Jeep" of Adam Motor Company was unvieled by Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz Saturday...
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╖	PEL granted exploration license over 200 sq km area in Ghotki, Jacobabad
╖	Pakistan seeks extension to meet TRIMs conditions

S P O R T S


Pak-NZ Test: Records tumble as Fleming and Vettori pound Pakistan bowlers
Century makers Stephen Fleming and Daniel Vettori plundered ineffective Pakistan bowling in a record-breaking...
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╖	Pakistan triumphs in Indo-Pak Peace Cup Snooker
╖	Favourites march on in National Volleyball C'ship

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

╖	Bremer Survives Ambush
╖	Al-Qaeda 'Drugs Boat' Seized
╖	Turkish Bomb Suspect Charged
╖	California's Cash in Crisis
╖	RealNetworks files antitrust suit against Microsoft
╖	Zawahri Claims US 'Defeated'

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Opinion

EDITORIAL
Overture on Kashmir

AMID signals of fabulous concessions to generate amity with India, Pakistan has set off yet another proffer vis-р-vis Kashmir, which has been the nucleus symbol of irritants...
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╖ Editorial Archives

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Lt Col (R) Afzal Sadiq: Global terrorism and UmmahТs plight

╖ Brigid O'Neil: Uncle Sam's Guantanamo Prison: Outside the Rule of Law

╖ Letter: S.A.Khokar: Poverty Alleviation

Breaking News

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

Half-a-Million TB Patients to get Free Life-saving Medicines
By Dr Ali Muhammad

HALF a million of the world's poorest tuberculosis patients are to benefit from free life-saving drugs under an agreement signed today...

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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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	Fashion: Perfect Wedding JewelryЕ Online!
	CookBook: Masalay dar Chicken Biryani

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Open Market Forex

Currency		Buying	Selling.
	US Dollar	57.35	57.40
	UK Pound Sterling	101.1	101.3
	EURO	70.85	71.05
	Saudi Riyal	15.28	15.33
	UAE Dirham	15.62	15.67
	Kuwaiti Dinar	194.1	194.4
	Japanese Yen	0.529	0.532

Approx. Rates in Pakistani Rupees (PKR) as on the morning of 21 Dec 2003

Weather

	Islamabad	21 03
	Lahore	21 06
	Karachi	26 09
	Peshawar	21 04
	Quetta	14 -4
	M' Abad	20 05
	Gilgit	12 02
	Srinagar	06 -1
^weather scale ░C Forecast:* Weather remained Dry. Mainly Cold & Dry weather is expected in most parts of the country; But Light Rain/Snowfall likely at isolated places of Northern Areas in the next 24 hours.

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