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PAKISTAN TIMES/THE WORLD TODAY Sunday January 04, 2004 Edition: TOP STORIES: SAARC Summit: Stage Set for Smooth Sailing Х SAARC Leaders given Warm Welcome Х Pakistan, India need to have sustained dialogue on Kashmir: Vajpayee Х Unprecedented Security for SAARC Summit Х Additional protocol on terrorism at SAARC has no link with India's allegations: FO Х SAARC countries must make concerted efforts for progress: Jamali Х Egypt Plane Crash: 148 perish in Red Sea ХХХ EDITORIAL: SAARC Ч The Siren! ХХХ THIS AND MUCH MORE - Email us with your views AND CONTRIBUTIONS at info@pakistantimes.net ХХХ
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Sunday January 04, 2004
Ze'quad 11, 1424


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T O P S T O R Y


		A worker gives a finishing touch to the glamorous steel Globe sculpture, flanking the Convention Center, the venue of the 12th SAARC Summit beginning in Islamabad today.

SAARC Summit:
Stage Set for Smooth Sailing

ISLAMABAD: Stage is set for the historic SAARC Summit, the 12th in sequence Ч which takes place Ч in the fascinating Capital city...

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PT Pakistan News Alerts for January 04, 2004


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


╖	SAARC Leaders given Warm Welcome
╖	Pakistan, India need to have sustained dialogue on Kashmir: Vajpayee
╖	Unprecedented Security for SAARC Summit
╖	Additional protocol on terrorism at SAARC has no link with India's allegations: FO
╖	SAARC countries must make concerted efforts for progress: Jamali
╖	India-Pakistan leadership meeting during SAARC significant: Qayyum
╖	Govt-Opposition agreement important step to full democracy: Jack Straw
╖	China hopes SAARC summit to lead normalization of Pakistan-India relations
╖	Four killed, 9 injured in road Mishap in Pakistan
╖	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


Security tightened in Indian Occupied Kashmir
Security has been further tightened all over Indian occupied Kashmir following Friday attack on Jammu railway station...
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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


Styris leads Kiwis to 4-wkt win over Pakistan
Scott Styris scored his second one-day international century to guide New Zealand to a four-wicket Saturday over...
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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)

╖	Egypt Plane Crash: 148 perish in Red Sea
╖	Six with Two US soldiers killed in Iraq
╖	Tehran rules out US 'political mission' to Iran
╖	Five Palestinians Killed in Nablus
╖	Explosion jolts site of constitutional Convention in Afghanistan
╖	Probe Catches Comet on Solar System

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Opinion

EDITORIAL
SAARC Ч The Siren!

AMID the advent of the dawn of New Year, a blend of the South Asian countries Ч with icon of a Сfabulous titleТ Ч SAARC meets in the scenic nТ fascinating capital of Pakistan today Ч Sunday amid a pungent optimism...
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╖ Editorial Archives

╖
Muhammad Ahsan Yatu: Genesis of Attacks, US and SAARC

╖ Prof Ehtisham H Rashki: Reflections on Two Great Asian Neighbours

╖ Letter: M Javaid Azhar: New Year, Still Gloomy

Breaking News

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	57.40	57.45
	UK Pound Sterling	102.6	102.8
	EURO	72.00	72.20
	Saudi Riyal	15.26	15.31
	UAE Dirham	15.60	15.65
	Kuwaiti Dinar	194.0	194.3
	Japanese Yen	0.532	0.535

Approx. Rates in Pakistani Rupees (PKR) as on the morning of 04 Jan 2004

Weather

	Islamabad	19 02
	Lahore	11 06
	Karachi	26 10
	Peshawar	17 05
	Quetta	09 -4
	Muz'Abad	12 04
	Gilgit	10 -2
	Srinagar	03 00
^weather scale ░C Forecast:* Mainly Cold & Dry Weather in most parts of the country; But Light Rain/Snowfall over the Hills is likely at isolated places of Northern Areas & Kashmir; and Foggy conditions likely to prevail in the plain areas of Punjab..

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