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Sunday August 17, 2008
Shaba'an 14, 1429 AH

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T O P   S T O R Y

Russian soldiers travel on armoured vehicles on a road leading ...

Russian soldiers travel to Senaki, a major town in western Georgia Saturday, August 16, 2008.

Ceasefire Deal:
Russian Troops Pull Back from Igoeti

IGOETI (Georgia): Russian forces pulled back Saturday from positions in a town not far from...

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O T H E R   T O P   S T O R I E S

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Pay package for staffers of development projects approved

·  US releases $ 116 mln to finance Pakistan F-16 upgrades
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Coalition partners, people to decide President’s fate: Zardari

· No need for impeachment if President quits: FM
·

Kurram tribesmen welcome operation against extremists

· Consular access to be provided to Indian prisoners in Pak jails
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Pakistan to promote alternative energy

· Bill to ensure safe blood transfusion soon: Sherry
· New drive to improve healthy eating in UK
· Bomb strikes kill 10 in Iraq


M E T R O

KARACHI: River Indus was in low flood at Guddu with upstream discharge of 259,533 cusecs...

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·  President confers awards to Officers and Sailors of Pakistan Navy
·  35 teachers conferred Best Teachers Award in Pakistan
 

K A S H M I R

SRINAGAR (IHK): In occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz...

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·  British Kashmiris observe Black Day
·  Case filed against IHK governors in Int’l Court of Justice
  

B U S I N E S S

KARACHI: The sliding rupee value against US dollar earlier in the day dipped...

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·  Pakistan, Korea to explore possibility of FTA 
·  SPI based inflation up by 0.5% in Pakistan

S P O R T S

BEIJING (China): Pakistan’s Sadaf Siddiqui finished seventh in the women 100-meter...

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·  Phelps swims into history, wins 7th gold medal
·  Federer wins 1st Olympic medal
  

 

Opinion

EDITORIAL
14-August: Dawn of Liberty

A MAGNIFICENT nation on the world Atlas, the people of Pakistan celebrate the 61st daylight of their freedom from the alien domination on August the 14th, of-course with a...
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Khalid Saleem: IHK on the Boil Again

· Zaira Shamim: A Precious Gift
· L2E: Dr Fareeha Khanum: Double Standard

News Wire
·  Lunar eclipse in Pakistan Tonight
·  3 killed, 20 injured in Swat
·  UK welcomes establishment of Lebanon-Syria diplomatic Ties
· 

Boy killed in firecrackers’ factory fire at Gujranwala

· China’s largest copper deposit to start producing 
·

Careless killer drivers to face prison in UK

Special Report

Rescuers Reach Italian: 11 Mountaineers die on K2

RESCUERS have reached an Italian mountaineer who refused to succumb to frostbite and exhaustion on K2 after 11 other climbers perished on the world's second-highest mountain...

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Health

Fish better for Brain
By Fatima Raza

LOOKING to boost your memory and concentration? You're better off eating oily fish twice a week than popping expensive herbal pills or fish oil supplements...

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Societal

Meera

Meera: Return of She

AFTER a disastrous debut in Bollywood with 'Nazar' and 'Kasak', Pakistani actress Meera's career was as good as wiped out.

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Aishwarya Rai: Buys Home in Dubai

Rise & Fall: Of Britney Spears

 

Open Market Forex

Currency

Buying
Selling.
  US Dollar
72.90
73.30
 
UK Pound Sterling
142.0
143.0
 
EURO
112.5
113.5
 
Saudi  Riyal
19.35
19.45
UAE Dirham
19.80
20.00
  Kuwaiti Dinar
272.0
272.5
  Japanese Yen
0.661
0.666
  Indian Rupee
1.68
1.78

Approx. Rates in Pakistani Rupees (PKR) as on the morning of 16 Aug 2008

Weather

Partly Cloudy Islamabad 33    22
Partly Cloudy Lahore 33    24
Partly Cloudy Karachi 31    27
Partly Cloudy Peshawar 36    25
Dry Quetta 36    20
Partly Cloudy Muz'Abad 34    23
Partly Cloudy Gilgit 40    19
Partly Cloudy Srinagar 23    08
Partly Cloudy Jammu 34    27

*weather scale °C

Forecast:

Dry weather expected in most parts of the country. However isolated Thunderstorm-Rain may occur in Northeast Punjab, Peshawar, Hazara division and Kashmir.

 

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