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PAKISTAN TIMES Thursday December 25, 2003 BREAKING NEWS ALERT: PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF SURVIVES THIRD assassination ATTEMPT Х AT LEAST 14 PEOPLE REPORTED KILLED WITH INJURIES TO 46 Х VEHICLES DAMAGED WITH PRESIDENT'S ARMOURED MERCEDES RECIEVING SCRATHES Х 'ATTACK SUICIDAL': INFO MINISTER Х SECURITY PLACED AT HIGH ALERT IN RAWAL PINDI AND ISLAMABAD Х PRESIDENT MAY ADDRESS THE NATION IF HE DEEMS APPOSITE: ISPR Х SOLDIERS AND POLICE CORDONE OFF THE SCENE, A FEW METERS AWAY FROM DECEMBER 14 ASSAULT ON THE PRESIDENT WHICH DAMAGED A SIGNIFICANT BRIDGE Х 'PRESIDENT IS SAFE AND IS IN GOOD SPIRITS': DG ISPR, MAJ. GEN. SHAUKAT SULTAN ХХХ MORE DETAILS LATER ХХХ Email us with your views AND CONTRIBUTIONS at info@pakistantimes.net ХХХ
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Thursday December 25, 2003
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T O P S T O R Y


		President Gen Musharraf in a televised address rayed an anticipated message to the nation Wednesday that he would give-up his military uniform next year.

Military Uniform:
Musharraf Decides to Cede Next Year

ISLAMABAD: Giving a lucid mode to all sorts of apprehensions backed by a spree of speculations to fade away President General Pervez...

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Musharraf survives Assassination Attempt: Latest Updates


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


╖	Accord on LFO between Govt, MMA Set-off
╖	127th Birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Today
╖	Blasts rock Quetta
╖	Constitutional Amendment Bill to be tabled in Parliament as NA Session Summoned
╖	MPs with 'Incomplete Assets Data' to receive Notices from EC
╖	French Journalists Set Free on Bail as Fake 'Taliban Commander' confesses
╖	PML-N Calls for Restoration of 73-Constitution
╖	'Russia providing Technical assistance to Iran for Nuke Station'
╖	Expatriate Pakistanis welcome agreement on LFO
╖	India's Idea of being a Secular State is fast Fading Away: BBC


M E T R O


PakistanТs Christian community celebrates reverent X-Mas Today
The Christian community in Pakistan will celebrate the Christmas with religious fervour as elsewhere in the world today...
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╖	Pakistan arrests 18 Indian Fishermen
╖	No Pakistani allowed to perform Haj on International Passport

K A S H M I R


State Terrorism: Indian Military kill seven in Held-Kashmir
In occupied Kashmir, the Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism, martyred 7 more Kashmiris at various...
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╖	People of Kashmir Leave for Hajj praying for Freedom from Indian Yoke
╖	31 missing in Indian custody in Held-Kashmir

B U S I N E S S


LFO Agreement brings positive impact on Pakistani stock markets
The agreement signed between the government and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) regarding constitutional package...
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╖	PPIB receives $3.6bn proposals for power generation
╖	'Law against cyber crimes in Pakistan within couple of months'

S P O R T S


Pak-NZ Test: Rawalpindi Express likely to steam-up against Kiwis in 2nd Test
PakistanТs formidable bowling attack will be bolstered by the expected return of Shoaib Akhtar for the second Test...
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╖	Cricket: Indians to face Pakistan on March 7
╖	National Volleyball C'ship: All set for the Semis

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

╖	Suicide blast Kills Seven, wounds 105 in Iraq
╖	France Cancels Paris-LA Flights to USA
╖	Bomb Found On Spanish Train
╖	Few Turn Out for Christmas in Bethlehem
╖	Panic: As Mad Cow Disease Hits America
╖	Bomb blast damages UN compound near Afghan presidential palace

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EDITORIAL
A Matchless Poise

AMID a face to face contact hallmarked by unique style of seeking the Kashmiris into confidence on the most up-to-date peace overtures for a robust peace in South Asia, Pakistan...
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Tribute

Father of the Nation: Muhammad Ali Jinnah

A tribute to Father of the Nation: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on his 127th Birth Anniversary.

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Health

Aspirin reduces Stomach Cancer Risk
By Dr Ali Muhammad

A STUDY by a Hong Kong University research team has found that long-term use of aspirin may reduce the risk of stomach cancer.

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Societal

Madam Noor Jehan: The Queen of Melody (1926-2000)

Madam Noor Jehan:
The Queen of Melody

A tribute by Nasreen Rehman to the Queen of the Melody (Malika-e-Tarranum) Noor Jehan on her third death anniversary.

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	Gossip-Shossip: Reema searches 'Ideal'
	CookBook: Masalay dar Chicken Biryani

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Open Market Forex

Currency		Buying	Selling.
	US Dollar	57.38	57.43
	UK Pound Sterling	101.7	101.8
	EURO	71.30	71.50
	Saudi Riyal	15.27	15.32
	UAE Dirham	15.61	15.66
	Kuwaiti Dinar	194.1	194.4
	Japanese Yen	0.533	0.535

Approx. Rates in Pakistani Rupees (PKR) as on the morning of 25 Dec 2003

Weather

	Islamabad	18 04
	Lahore	19 03
	Karachi	29 11
	Peshawar	19 04
	Quetta	12 -3
	Muz'Abad	16 03
	Gilgit	13 -4
	Srinagar	03 -3
^weather scale ░C Forecast:* Light Rain/Snowfall occurred at scattered places of Northern Areas & Kashmir. Mainly Cold & Dry weather likely to prevail in most parts of the country in the next 24 hours.

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