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• Nisar denies talks with govt on caretaker set-up
• Quetta: Bomb blast kills one injures 8
• Interim set-up by end of December: Khurshid Shah
• Talks with Pakistan on Haqqani network continue: US
• Lailatul Qadar observed with religious fervour
• NRO implementation case: SC resumes hearing today
• Zardari, Altaf talk on telephone
• OIC suspends Syrian membership: statement
• Militants attack Kamra Airbase
• Blast in Quetta hotel kills one, injures eight
• Two officials killed in firing on police van
• High-level meeting discusses gas shortage in winter
• Scientists find a cosmic supermom
• Bill Gates asks scientists to reinvent cheap toilets
• Gary Neville abandons 8m 'Teletubby' eco-mansion

Nisar denies talks with govt on caretaker set-up Posted: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that no talks are underway with the government on caretaker set-up.Speaking to media persons, Nisar said talks regarding a caretaker setup would only be held with the government when the assembly was dissolved according to the constitution. Nisar informed reporters that talks would be held with opposition parties after Eid.When asked about the possibility of a military operation in North Wazirisatn, Nisar replied that this was a matter of concern and would not be supported by the people.He also said that facts regarding money given by the president to journalists, anchors and media houses would be made public soon, adding that billions were being spent to gain support for the elections.

Quetta: Bomb blast kills one injures 8 Posted: According to police, blast took place at Mir Hotel on Joint Road near Railway Station at around 10:30 when people were busy in having dinner, killing one person and injuring eight others,According to police the explosive material was planted under a table. Police said that hotel’s security guard, Jan Muhammad, was killed on the spot. The injured were rushed to Civil Hospital for treatment.The blast was so severe that it damaged the building and furniture of the hotel and windowpanes of nearby buildings were also broken. According to Bomb Disposal Squad, one kilogram of explosive material was used in the blast.In another incident, some miscreants blew up railway line going to Iran from Quetta near Ahmadwal Railway Station in Noshki.In another incident, some unidentified miscreants attacked a police van carrying salary for police officials and looted Rs 2.8 million. Two police officials and a passerby were killed in the attack.In Kharan, some unidentified persons opened fire on FC check post near Chief Chowk and killed a police official.

Interim set-up by end of December: Khurshid Shah Posted: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khurshid Shah on Wednesday said that the caretaker set-up would be finalized by the end of December.Talking to media representatives at Sukkur Airport, he said that the government would take into confidence all political parties, including opposition parties, regarding the caretaker setup.Responding to a question regarding a possible verdict against Raja Pervez Ashraf in Contempt of Court case, Shah said that Pakistan People’s Party would safeguard democratic institutions.

Talks with Pakistan on Haqqani network continue: US Posted: Briefing the media in Washington, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters that US is in talks with Pakistan and Afghanistan on action against Haqqani network.With regard to Haqqani network, our position is unchanged, Victoria Nuland said.State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that US relations with Pakistan and India are very important. She said that US hail recent developments in Pak-India relations.

Lailatul Qadar observed with religious fervour Posted: Lailatul Qadr, the night honour considered to be the holiest night, was observed across the country on Wednesday night with due reverence.Special security measures were made on the occasion while houses, streets and especially mosques have been decorated with colourful lights.The faithful offered special nightlong prayers on the special night. People also offered Salat-ut-Tasbeeh till late at night while the Ulema threw light on the significance of the night.Special security measures were made to control any untoward incident in all over the country.

NRO implementation case: SC resumes hearing today Posted: A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court (SC), headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, will hear the government’s review petition in NRO implementation case today.Meanwhile, a three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, will hear a case regardin Lal Masjid operation.

Zardari, Altaf talk on telephone Posted: President Zardari and Mutahidda Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain during their telephonic conversation discussed recent political situation in the country and maters of mutual interests.President Zardari hailed Altaf Hussain’s role for democracy in the country. Altaf Hussain assured his party’s support for the struggle of democracy in the country.

OIC suspends Syrian membership: statement Posted: The Islamic summit meeting in this Saudi holy city of Mecca early Thursday announced the suspension of Syria from the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).A statement issued at the end of the conference said participants had agreed on the need to end immediately the acts of violence in Syria and to suspend that country from the OIC.

Militants attack Kamra Airbase Posted: Militants attacked Pakistani Air Force Base Minhas in Kamra before dawn Thursday, triggering an intense gun battle with security forces, officials said.Security forces were returning fire and special forces commandos were scrambled to respond to the attack at the base in Kamra, 60 kilometres (37 miles) northwest of Islamabad.The security forces have cordoned off the area and started rescue operation.Witnesses said they could hear gun and rocket fire coming from the facility, which contains a number of aircraft factories.There was no immediate confirmation of the number of attackers or whether there were any casualties.An emergency control room has been set up at the Air Force Headquarters to monitor the situation while Pakistan Army has been called in for help.According to the sources, the terrorists entered base from Pind Suleman Makhan, a village adjoining the PAF facility, and launched attack at 2:30am.

Blast in Quetta hotel kills one, injures eight Posted: According to details, explosive material kept under a table in a hotel exploded killing security guard of the hotel and injuring eight others.Police cordoned off the area while the injured were shifted to hospital.According to Bomb Disposal Squad, the bomb was remote-controlled.

Two officials killed in firing on police van Posted: Some unknown people looted about 3 million from a police van near Bareet area and fled from the scene. As a result two police officials were killed while six others were injured in the armed attack.The police mobile was taking salaries of the department from Awaran to Othal.The injured police officials were shifted to hospital.

High-level meeting discusses gas shortage in winter Posted: The meeting was told that there was likely to be gas shortage during the coming winters due to increased domestic consumption‚ depletion of existing resources and non-addition of gas.The meeting discussed various proposals to minimize the impact of gas shortage during winters.The Prime Minister decided that a committee be constituted which will be headed by Finance Minister to come with up the proposals within a week to approve with the situation well in time.

Scientists find a cosmic supermom Posted: It is a galaxy that gives births to more stars in a day than ours does in a year.Astronomers used NASAs Chandra X-Ray telescope to spot this distant gigantic galaxy creating about 740 new stars a year.By comparison, our Milky Way galaxy spawns just about one new star each year.Its about 5.7 billion light years away in the center of a recently discovered cluster of galaxies that give the brightest X-ray glow astronomers have seen.It is by far the biggest creation of stars that astronomers have seen for this type of galaxy massive galaxies that are in the center of clusters. But other types of galaxies, such as colliding galaxies, can produce even more stars, astronomers said.But this is the size, type and age of galaxy that shouldnt be producing stars at such a rapid pace, said the authors of a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.Its very extreme, said Harvard University astronomer Ryan Foley, co-author of the study. It pushes the boundaries of what we understand.Theres another strange thing about this galaxy. Its fairly mature, maybe 6 billion years old. Usually, this type are kind of just there and dont do anything new what we call red and dead, said study lead author Michael McDonald of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It seems to have come back to life for some reason.Because of that back-to-life situation, the team of 85 astronomers has nicknamed the galaxy cluster Phoenix, after the bird that rises from the ashes.The galaxy that is producing the stars at a rate of two per day is in the center of the cluster and is the biggest and most prominent of many galaxies there.

Bill Gates asks scientists to reinvent cheap toilets Posted: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced further funding for the best projects after scientists from around the world showcased their ideas in Seattle, USA.The current design has a real problem. It uses a lot of water, requires a very expensive system to bring in very clean water, then you make that water dirty, said Mr Gates, speaking at the toilet expo.You have a very expensive system to take it away and then you have a treatment plant and actually the water you are using there is almost ten times as much as you use for direct human consumption, he added.To enter the competition for the worlds next toilet, the Gates Foundation gave a precise design brief: the lavatory must operate without running water, electricity or a septic system, not discharge pollutants, preferably capture energy or other resources, and operate at a cost of five US cents a day.What we are used to is a toilet that is connected to sewer systems and water systems, so in some ways its a luxury to be able to flush a gallon of water every time you pull the handle on the toilet, said Chris Elias from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation President of Global Development. Thats not a scalable solution; most places dont have that much water.The United Nations estimates disease caused by unsafe sanitation results in about half the hospitalisations in the developing world. About 1.5 million children die each year from diarrhoeal disease.Scientists believe most of these deaths could be prevented with proper sanitation, along with safe drinking water and improved hygiene.The foundation, which has has committed $370m (£236m) to the project, expects to field test its first prototypes within the next three years.

Gary Neville abandons 8m 'Teletubby' eco-mansion Posted: The retired Premiership footballer, 37, had won council approval to erect the 127 foot high turbine to power his new £8 million eco-mansion in the heart of the Lancashire countryside.The former Manchester United captain believed the giant turbine would help make the striking underground mansion in the Pennines the greenest house in Britain.But neighbours living next to the 18th century farming hamlet property, near Bolton, warned it would become an eyesore”.Despite offering to reduce its height by almost 30 feet, today it emerged that the Sky Sports pundit has agreed to scrap the turbine. The “goodwill” gesture was welcomed by delighted neighbours.While he had received permission from Bolton Council to build the turbine, it is understood the former England defender will install a new ecosystem to power the luxury 8,000 sq ft “eco-bunker”.Under the plans, energy produced from the wind turbine would have been used to power the property with any extra energy supplying the national grid, helping to reduce its carbon footprint.But now new system will include a ground source heat pump, sustainable rainwater harvesting and photovoltaic cells, which convert light directly into electricity.The amount of land the five-bedroom underground home will take up has been also been reduced. Instead of being a single storey home, it will be built over two floors.The majority of construction will also occur off site, reducing building the time and keeping neighbourhood disturbance to a minimum.Neville, a known environmentalist, wants to build the carbon-neutral house next to his current 12-bedroom home, a former farmstead on the moors between Bolton and Bury, Lancs.Although the site, on former farmland owned by Neville near Harwood, Lancs, sits on the greenbelt, Bolton Councils planning committee gave it the green light last year.A report submitted to the council stated: The design of the house and its exceptional sustainability ensures it can be considered to have a very limited impact on the green belt.It was suggested it bore remarkable resemblance to the grassy retreat from the childrens television show Teletubbies, which is home to Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po.Comparisons with the BBC programme were based on the building’s unusual semi-submerged design, intended to minimise its impact on the moorland landscape.Neville and his wife Emma Hadfield spent three years drafting designs for the property, which will contain solar panels, a large central kitchen and various wings.He initially failed to secure planning permission for the house but appealed and submitted a new bid, which proposed a shorter 98 feet high wind turbine.In March last year, Bolton Councils planning committee granted building permission although neighbours still held reservations.While he was given the green light Eric Pickles, the Communities Secretary, a few months, Neville decided to amend his plans to maintain neighbourhood peace.Today neighbours welcomed the move.Were just glad Mr Neville has seen sense because a structure like that in excess of 100 feet high would have been an eyesore,” said one resident, who declined to be named.He may think it will help the environment but he must have been living in tellytubbyland if he thought no one would object to a whacking great turbine spoiling the landscape.Another said residents had been concerned about the height of the wind turbine.They added: Were just grateful Gary has listened to his neighbours concerns and gone away and come back with a more thoughtful application.Now the turbine has been removed from the application I have no problems with it.Another woman, 58, added: I enjoy walking near to the land and I do fear it could be an eyesore but I think very few people will actually notice it now the wind turbine element has disappeared.The house will be relatively hidden and if it is going to be even more environmentally friendly then it sounds much more positive.I just hope Mr Neville wont expand it too much and reapply for the elements he has removed at a later date.Mike Ralph, the planning director, from RED Property Services, which is representing Neville, said: The delivery of a highly sustainable family home has always been central to this proposal.Earlier in the year, we met with local residents and confirmed an alternative method of construction was being explored, which would enable the house to achieve a higher standard of sustainability, whilst also enabling the proposed wind turbine to be removed.Neville is presently living in a £10m, 12 bedroom mansion near the site with his wife and their children Molly, three and two year-old Sophie.The new plans will be resubmitted to Bolton Council.

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