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PAKISTAN TIMES/THE WORLD TODAY Saturday December 27, 2003 Edition: TOP STORIES: Deadlock on LFO: MMA Rejects Bill in NA Х Death toll in Thursday's Blasts steps up to 17, 52 injured Х Old National ID cards to stay Valid till Jan-31 Х Woman dead, 9 hurt in Held-Kashmir blast Х 'Pakistan's Forex reserves cross US$ 12 bn mark' Х Pak-NZ Test: Kiwis' dreams shatter as Shoaib glories the 1st Day Х Quake Jolts Iran, Killing Over 20 Thousand ХХХ EDITORIAL: Sadistic Strike on Musharraf ХХХ THIS AND MUCH MORE - Email us with your views AND CONTRIBUTIONS at info@pakistantimes.net ХХХ
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Saturday December 27, 2003
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T O P S T O R Y


		Prime Minister Jamali speaking at the National Assembly session which took-up Bill to index LFO a part of the Constitution; a move rejected by MMA, Friday Dec-26, 2003.

Deadlock on LFO:
MMA Rejects Bill in NA

ISLAMABAD: With a pause of just two days whereby the Government and a segment of the opposition, MMA signed an accord...

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PT Pakistan News Alerts for December 27, 2003


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


╖	Death toll in Thursday's Blasts steps up to 17, 52 injured
╖	US expresses dismay over Musharraf Assault Incident
╖	Blast Damages Railway Track in Karachi
╖	Suicide Bombers Identified as Musharraf announces Compensations for victims
╖	'Pakistan makes strong security arrangements for SAARC Summit'
╖	Opposition condemns bid on Musharraf's Life
╖	Ultra-Militant Hindu Group threatens to block India-Pakistan Train Service
╖	Jamali assures SAARC Summit in Pakistan to be held on schedule
╖	Expatriate Pakistanis condemn Assault Attempt on Musharraf
╖	Israeli Spy Plane Deal with India Nears Completion


M E T R O


Old National ID cards to stay Valid till Jan-31
The last date for the cancellation of the National Identity Cards was extended for further one month, as the old NICs...
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╖	2 killed, 2 injured in Gas Cylinder Blast in DG Khan
╖	Pakistan Govt creates Website, Special Anti-Terrorism Desk

K A S H M I R


Woman dead, 9 hurt in Held-Kashmir blast
A woman was killed and nine people were wounded in a bomb blast at Patten, 27 km north of Srinagar Friday.
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╖	Military kill 5 civilians in Indian Occupied Kashmir
╖	Brute force used against demonstrators in India Held-Kashmir

B U S I N E S S


'Pakistan's Forex reserves cross US$ 12 bn mark'
Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves have crossed 12 billion dollars mark, Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat...
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╖	Pakistan, Iran to discuss Gas pipeline by year end
╖	ZTBL provides Rs 35 Bn Credit for Agriculture Sector Development

S P O R T S


Pak-NZ Test: Kiwis' dreams shatter as Shoaib glories the 1st Day
New Zealand fought back from a vicious spell of pace bowling from Pakistan express bowler Shoaib Akhtar to be 151...
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╖	Karachi's Amjad leads in Pakistan Open Golf
╖	WAPDA becomes Pakistan's new Volley Ball National Champion

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

╖	Quake Jolts Iran, Killing Over 20 Thousand
╖	Israel Seals West Bank
╖	Four US Soldiers Killed in Iraqi Attacks
╖	Benin Plane Crash Death Toll Rises To 112
╖	France Cancells Flights Amid Terror Fears
╖	Canada not to expand US beef import Ban

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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	57.42	57.47
	UK Pound Sterling	101.5	101.7
	EURO	71.25	71.45
	Saudi Riyal	15.29	15.34
	UAE Dirham	15.62	15.67
	Kuwaiti Dinar	194.3	194.6
	Japanese Yen	0.532	0.535

Approx. Rates in Pakistani Rupees (PKR) as on the morning of 27 Dec 2003

Weather

	Islamabad	17 02
	Lahore	19 03
	Karachi	29 10
	Peshawar	19 04
	Quetta	15 -1
	Muz'Abad	16 04
	Gilgit	13 -4
	Srinagar	04 -3
^weather scale ░C Forecast:* Light Rain/Snowfall occurred at isolated places of Northern Areas & Kashmir. Light Rain/Snowfall over the Hills is expected at a few places of Upper Punjab & Kashmir. Mainly Cold & Dry weather likely to prevail in most parts of the country in the next 24 hours.

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