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March, 19 2005 Saturday 08 Safar 1426 Welcome to DAWN, Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper. Updated round-the-clock, with a major update before 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT).

to return to the regular issue please click here. ForEx Market Update: KARACHI, Mar 19: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 59.55 to the US Dollar in the open market. The country's stock exchanges are closed today.    (Bureau Report) (Posted @ 09:35 PST) Japanese Emperor's only daughter Sayako announces her engagement: TOKYO, Mar 19: Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, today was formally engaged to the Tokyo metropolitan government staffer, Yoshiki Kuroda, the Imperial Household Agency announced.    (DPA) (Posted @ 09:30 PST) Eight injured, extensive damage in Beirut car bomb blast: police BEIRUT, Mar 19: Eight people were slightly injured today and extensive damage caused when a car bomb exploded in a northern Beirut suburb, police said. "The Japanese-made Datsun car belonged to an Armenian living in the building in front of which the explosion took place. The explosive was placed under his vehicle," a police spokesman told AFP.    (AFP) (Posted @ 09:30 PST) Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile: ISLAMABAD, Mar 19: Pakistan today test-fired a long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a military official said today. "Today, we carried out a successful test firing of the indigenously developed Shaheen II missile," he told Reuters. He said the missile could travel up to 2,000 km (1,200 miles) and could carry all kinds of warheads.    (Reuters) (Posted @ 09:25 PST) Founder: Quaid-I-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah Editor: Tahir Mirza The DAWN Group of Newspapers Haroon House, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Karachi 74200, Pakistan. Phone:+92 (21) 111-444-777   Fax: +92 (21) 568-3188 webmaster@dawn.com Note: Make sure to reload these pages so you're viewing the current version.

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