PM's Address To The Nation Postponed For 2 Days

ISLAMABAD, (news agencies): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's address to the nation has been postponed for two days.
According to media reports, PM was expected to address the nation from the PM house at 6pm tomorrow but he would now chair the meeting of Council of Common Interest (CCI) on July 23 during which he would seek consensus for energy policy as well as several steps taken by his government to meet the present challenges.
PM's address is expected to focus on prevailing energy crisis in the country.
He is also expected to take the nation into confidence and address several steps taken by his government for the betterment of the country. 

PM to announce energy policy today; power tariff hike likely

ISLAMABAD, : Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be announcing the new energy policy on Tuesday , during which he is expected to inform the nation about the steps being taken on emergency basis to enhance power generation besides announcing a hike in power tariff for consumers using over 200 units of electricity per month.
According to media reports , the Premier will be giving a go ahead to the new energy policy at the

UK government responsible for Zahra Shahid murder: Imran

LONDON (monitoring desk): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said he held British government responsible for killing of Zahra Shahid and party workers on May 12, 2007.
Talking to media after an Iftar dinner in London, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said that he will not sit idle until the killers of PTI leader Zahra Shahid are not arrested and asked British government to stop its citizens from fanning violence in Pakistan
Imran said that he had already informed the British

CJP takes suo moto notice of load shedding during Sehar, Iftar

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Supreme Court, Justice Iftikhar Muhamamd Chaudhry has taken suo moto notice of upto 22 hours of massive power outage in FATA and Mohmand Agency.
The notice was taken on a letter address to the CJ by Senator Hilalur Rahman, in which he alleged that the area was faced with load shedding even during the time of ‘Sehr’ and ‘Iftar’.
In his letter, he said WAPDA officials have repeatedly been approached to redress the grievances but all proved to be in vain.
Chief Justice has converted Senator Hilal’s letter into petition, and sought reply from the National

162 bikes, 11 vehicles impounded , 47 suspects arrested

ISLAMABAD,  Islamabad police on  Sunday impounded 11 vehicles, 162 motorcycles in different police stations while black papers from 53 tinted glasses vehicle were removed, a police spokesman said.
According to the details, SSP Islamabad Yaseen Farooq directed all zonal officers, SDPOs and SHOs to keep vigilant eye on the mischievous elements
and enhance security at police posts as well as patrolling in the various areas.
Following these directions, various police stations conducted general holdup and impounded a total of 11

Woman dies while riding roller coaster in Texas

ARLINGTON (AP) - A woman riding a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in North Texas died Friday, and witnesses say she fell from a ride that is billed as the tallest steel-hybrid coaster in the world.
The accident happened Friday evening at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.
Park spokeswoman Sharon Parker confirmed that a woman died while riding the Texas Giant roller coaster but did not specify how she was killed. However, witnesses told local media outlets that the woman fell.
"She goes up like this. Then when it drops to come down, that's when it (the safety bar) released and she just

Quetta: 11 suspects arrested during search operation

QUETTA: According to details, FC, ATF and police launched a joint search operation in Kali Gio area of Saryab on the information that terrorists are present in the area.
According to sources, at least 11 suspects were arrested during search operation which lasted for two hours. The law enforcement agencies also recovered arms during the operation.
All the entry and exit points in the area were sealed off before the operation. More than 500 security officials, including ladies police, took part in the house-to-house search in the area. (Staff Reporter)

Presidential slot: PPP asks Q-league to drop Mandokhel's name

KARACHI (monitoring desk) – The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has requested Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) to withdraw its candidate in favor of PPP nominated candidate Raza Rabbani for the slot of presidency.
PPP leader AminFaheem held a telephonic conversation with PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Sunday, requesting him to vote for their candidate Raza Rabbani and withdraw the name of Senator Syed Mandokhel.
According to sources, it was earlier decided between the two parties that they will nominate

Superman is coming back _ this time with Batman

SAN DIEGO: Superman is coming back, and he'll have a caped co-star. ``Man of Steel'' director Zack Snyder made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con on Saturday to announce he is making another Superman film and it will include Batman _ the first time the two superheroes will be united on the big screen.
He declined to reveal many details, saying the script is just being written. He then invited an actor onstage to read a passage to hint at the story line.
`I am the man who beat you,'' read Harry Lennox,

Sartaj Aziz arrives in Afghanistan

KABUL: A senior Pakistani official flew to Afghanistan on Sunday, inviting President Hamid Karzai to Islamabad as part of a charm offensive designed to improve strained relations and help peace efforts with the Taliban.
Foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz is the most senior member of Pakistan’s new government to visit Afghanistan. The new administration took office last month after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif won historic elections.
“I have brought a message of cordiality and goodwill for Afghanistan,” Aziz told a news conference in Kabul.

Nanga Parbat attack; effort to end tourism from Pakistan: Report

ISLAMABAD : The investigation report complied by the Government of Gilgit-Balitistan (GB) claimed that terrorists’ attack on tourists in Nanga Parbat is actually the effort to abolish tourism from Pakistan.
As per documents received to ONLINE, GB government said that the reason behind the attack was to divert the foreign tourists toward neighboring countries India, Nepal and China instead of Pakistan.
According to investigations of GB government, after 9/11 incident very less number of foreign tourists were coming to Pakistan while after the incident of Nanga Parbat these tourists have turned their ways toward neighboring

Seven successors for SC’s new chain of command

ISLAMABAD : Seven out of fourteen Supreme Court Judges line-up for the next Chief Justice of Paskistan, after CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry retires  on 13th Dec, 2013.
A survey bills Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani to the most likely successor as the next CJP; Justices, Nasir-ul- Mulk, Jawad .S. Khawaja , Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Saqib Nisar, Asif Saeed Khosa, would follow , while leaving out Justices, Khilji Arif Hussain, Sarmad Jalal Usman, Ameer Hani Muslim,

PTI concerns about US push for Prisoner Swap Agreement with Pakistan

Islamabad, (monitoring desk): Dr Shireen Mazari, Central Information Secretary PTI, Sunday, raised some serious concerns regarding the US push for a Prisoner Swap Agreement with Pakistan.
The US has said it would agree to "release" Dr Aafia Siddiqui into Pakistan's custody and in exchange would seek the release of Dr Shakil Afridi. However, Dr Mazari felt that there are serious issues over the US attaching two conditionalities for "releasing" Dr Aafia to Pakistan: one, that Pakistan accept she is a terrorist and should complete her sentence imprisoned in Pakistan; and, two that her trial in the US be accepted as fair and justified.

BBC‘s internal rifts behind non-posting of report on MQM

ISLAMABAD: It was not any external pressure but rifts between the editor and the reporter that kept the BBC away from posting the online version of its fiery documentary on MQM that has virtually brought the party under pressure in Pakistan and UK.
According to a report published by Islamabad-based political magazine “Pulse” the subsequent attempt by BBC reporter Owen-Bennet Jones to publish its online version on the BBC website failed, with the editor particularly objecting to any reference

New Zealand earthquake damages parliament building

Wellington: A minute-long earthquake on Sunday afternoon shook New Zealand, halting trains and damaging Wellington's parliament building.
The 6.5-magnitude tremor was centred 35 miles (57 km) off the coast south of the capital at a depth of 6.3 miles, said the US Geological Survey.
But while some structural damage and power cuts were reported, officials said there was no risk of a tsunami.
The quake hit at 17:09 (05:09 GMT) and was felt as

KPK jolted with 5.2 magnitude quake

Peshawar, (monitoring desk): A moderate 5.2 earthquake was felt overnight in the parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Malakand, Swat and Chitral, officials said on Sunday.
People were busy with taking sehri to begin their fast in the holy month of Ramadan in Swat, Malakand and Chitral when they, feeling the tremors, rushed out of their houses.
According to the meteorological department, the epicenter of the quake that was measured 5.2 at Richter scale, was located in Hindu Kush Mountain.

Blast damaged house of makeup seller in Peshawar

Peshawar, (monitoring desk): A powerful blast in Yakatoot area of Peshawar damaged the house of a cosmetic dealer, officials said on Sunday.
According to local police, some unidentified militants planted a bomb in front of the house of a cosmetic dealer, Fateh Khan which exploded on early Sunday morning.
The blast partially damaged gate and outer wall of the house. No one was killed or hurt in the explosion.
A large contingent of police reached the spot after the explosion and started investigation. According to initial

HPV virus 'linked to 3rd of throat cancer cases'

ISLAMABAD: One third of people diagnosed with throat cancer are infected with a form of the HPV virus, a study suggests.
HPV (human papillomavirus) is the major cause of cervical cancer, and the virus is known to spread through genital or oral contact.
Actor Michael Douglas is reported to have spoken about the link after his own diagnosis with throat cancer.
Experts said this study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, which quantifies the link, showed "striking" results.
There are more than 100 types of HPV. Most

Antibiotics could cure 40% back pain

ISLAMABAD: Scientists hail medical breakthrough by which half a million UK sufferers could avoid major surgery and take antibiotics instead.
Up to 40% of patients with chronic back pain could be cured with a course of antibiotics rather than surgery, in a medical breakthrough that one spinal surgeon says is worthy of a Nobel prize.
Surgeons in the UK and elsewhere are reviewing how they treat patients with chronic back pain after scientists discovered that many of the worst cases were due to bacterial infections.
The shock finding means that scores of patients with unrelenting lower back pain will no longer face major operations but can instead be cured with courses of antibiotics costing around £114.
One of the UK's most eminent spinal surgeons said the discovery was the greatest he had witnessed in

No NATO jets intruded Pakistan Airspace: PAF spokesperson

ISLAMABAD/KHYBER AGENCY, (news agencies): Pakistan Air Force has refuted media reports that NATO jest had intruded Pakistani Airspace on the midnight of Friday and Saturday.
According to media reports, Pakistan Air force Spokesperson said that aircrafts which flew into Pakistani air force were not fighter planes but were passenger planes and they were allowed to enter air space due to bad weather.
The spokesperson further said that NATO aircrafts did not