Pakistan Times - Pakistan's First Independent Complete Daily E-Newspaper - March 17, 2004

PAKISTAN TIMES/THE WORLD TODAY MONDAY MARCH 15, 2004 Edition TOP STORIES: Al-Qaeda Fugitives: Tribesmen Delay Ops for 24-Hours Х India Rejects Kashmir as Core Issue Х Powell lands India with Full agenda of Discussions Х Twin cities residents enjoy Spring Fiesta Х Indian Forces kill 4 in Occupied Kashmir Х Pakistan may buy Indian rice for exports Х Tight security for Indian, Pakistani teams for 2nd ODI ХХХ TWT: Double Suicide Blast Kills 11 in Israel ХХХ EDITORIAL: Of Powell nТ Power ХХХ THIS AND MUCH MORE - Email us with your views AND CONTRIBUTIONS at info@pakistantimes.net ХХХ
	Pakistan's First Independent Complete Daily E-Newspaper

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Wednesday March 17, 2004
Muharram 25, 1425


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T O P S T O R Y


		Paramilitary soldiers man a machinegun at a check-post following a clash between Pakistani troops and gunmen in the tribal area of Wana, Tuesday March-16.

Hunt for Terrorists:
32 Killed in Wana Operation

WANA (South Waziristan): At least thirty-two with eight troops and twenty-four suspected terrorists...

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PT JUST-IN: Wednesday, March 17, 2004


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


╖	Powel to press for US troops in Pakistani Tribal Areas
╖	Musharraf vows to protect National Integrity
╖	3 Pakistanis released from Guantanamo arrive Home
╖	Advani to meet Ansari's APHC on March-27
╖	Jamali assures funds for provinces by March End
╖	Powell eulogizes Indo-Pakistan leadership for thaw in Ties
╖	Britain, Pakistan discuss to ink Prisoner Transfer Agreement
╖	Two crews injured as 'Congress helicopter' crashes in India
╖	UNHCR-Pakistan expands Afghan Repatriation Programme
╖	Peace Awards for Musharraf, Vajpayee aired by Austria's Set-up


M E T R O


Blast attempt outside US Consulate Foiled in Karachi
Police Monday morning foiled an attempt to carry out a blast outside the US Consulate...
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╖	ADB offers Techno-Fiscal Assist for Sialkot Projects
╖	Students paint 100 feet mural at PNCA

K A S H M I R


Eleven Killed, 25 injured in Kashmir road Mishap
As many as eleven persons were killed and twenty five others injured, six of them...
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╖	One Killed, 6 injured in Kupwara blast in IH-Kashmir
╖	Cricket passion deserts held-Kashmir streets

B U S I N E S S


Pakistan expects GDP growth from 5.5 to Six Percent
Pakistan is expected to achieve gross domestic product growth of 5.5 to six percent...
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╖	Pakistani delegation to visit China to finalize $500 Mln Deal
╖	Swiss-Pakistan collaboration for hotel management

S P O R T S


Pakistan stuns India by 12 runs in 2nd ODI
India's Sachin Tendulkar crossed 13,000 one-day runs and struck his 37th century but...
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╖	India-Pakistan SAF Polo Matches on March 23
╖	Cricket opens new paths for CBMs between India, Pakistan

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

╖	Double Suicide Blast Kills 11 in Israel
╖	Putin Wins Russian Polls Show
╖	Four More US Soldiers Killed in Iraq
╖	Opposition Leads Spanish Elections
╖	Greek Police Explode Bomb in capital
╖	Syrian Football Riots kill 15, injure 100

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Opinion

EDITORIAL
The US Posture!

ENDING his voyage to India, the US Secretary of State, Colin Powel travels to Pakistan, amid a ray of hope for peace in the risky region of South Asia...
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╖ L2E: Tabassum Mairaj: The Fishy Wheat!

News Updates

Special Report

Afghanistan: The Podium of Poppy

OPIUM poppy cultivation nearly doubled in Southwest Asia in 2003- with the bulk of the crop now cultivated in Afghanistan.

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Health

New Diet may Control Diabetes risks

NEW controlled carb diet may reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and canceras obesity rates soar and general health suffers...

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Societal

Meera

Meera to act in two Bollywood films

WELL-known Pakistani actress Meera has signed deals to act in two Bollywood films, marking the first move by a major Pakistani star...

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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	57.65	57.70
	UK Pound Sterling	103.9	104.1
	EURO	70.70	70.80
	Saudi Riyal	15.36	15.41
	UAE Dirham	15.70	15.75
	Kuwaiti Dinar	195.3	195.4
	Japanese Yen	0.518	0.520
	Indian Rupee	1.275	1.305

Approx. Rates in Pakistani Rupees (PKR) as on the morning of 17 Mar 2004

Weather

	Islamabad	31 12
	Lahore	32 16
	Karachi	35 20
	Peshawar	31 15
	Quetta	26 11
	Muz'Abad	30 12
	Gilgit	23 09
	Srinagar	17 08
^weather scale ░C Forecast:* Mainly Dry Weather likely to prevail in most parts of the country but isolated Dust-Thunder -Storm with a few fall of light Rain is expected over Upper NWFP & Kashmir.

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