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PAKISTAN TIMES Friday December 26, 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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Friday December 26, 2003
Ze'quad 02, 1424


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T O P S T O R Y


		Damaged vehicles on a blast-affected petrol pump after 2 massive suicide bombs exploded Dec-25, in Rawalpindi, just after President Musharraf's motorcade passed by.

Suicidal Assault:
Musharraf Survives as 16 Others Killed

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf narrowly survived Ч in a second assassination attempt...

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PT Pakistan News Alerts for December 26, 2003


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


╖	Terrorists Blasts can't Scare Me: Musharraf
╖	Quaid's 127th birth anniversary celebrated with National Spirit
╖	'Thirty Kilogram explosive used in Musharraf Assassination Bid'
╖	India, Pakistan ties to begin improve at SAARC Summit: Vajpayee
╖	Pakistan Peoples Party asks Government to Resign on Security lapse
╖	Neighbours, World strongly condemn Assassination attempt on Pakistani President
╖	Cabinet condemns attack, expresses solidarity with the President
╖	Four cops martyred in suicide attack: SSP
╖	President Musharraf lauds courage, commitment of Policeman
╖	Names of the Dead, Injured in Musharraf-life assault Released


M E T R O


Christmas celebrated with fervour in Pakistan
The Pakistan Christian community celebrated the 2003th birthday of the Jesus Christ with the usual fervour...
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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)

╖	Chinese Gas Well: Explosion claims 191
╖	60 Dead in Benin Plane Crash
╖	US Marine killed in Explosion in Iraq
╖	Pope's Xmas Address calls for End to Evil
╖	Four Killed in Tel Aviv Suicide Bombing
╖	US, Turkmenistan Agree on Transfer of Persons to Intl Court of Justice

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Opinion

EDITORIAL
Sadistic Strike on Musharraf

ABORTIVE attempt on the life of President Musharraf Ч Thursday Ч manifests the ferocious attitude of all those wicked pictograms that have set off a reign of terror perceptibly to subvert...
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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 26 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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