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• Unscheduled load-shedding in Karachi irks citizens
• Karachi: 6 accused, 50 suspects nabbed in police operation
• Sukkur: Aerial firing to celebrate LB by-poll victory injures three
• Lahore: Naseerabad Police severely torture three youths
• PSP's protest for resolving Karachi issues enters 9th day
• Multan: Three jumped out of burning rickshaw to save lives
• Naeem-ue-Rehman asks K-Electric to end load-shedding
• Saturn moon has necessary conditions to harbor life: NASA
• Middlesex oppose new English Twenty20 event
• Afghan power hitter Shahzad tested positive in drugs test
• Bomb blast inside bus stand leaves 3 injured in Bannu
• Four dead bodies found at different areas of Karachi
• Blocking ID cards of Pakhtoons: ANP's strike outside Parliament continues
• PCB 3-member tribunal to unveil spot-fixing scandal today
• Toddlers playing with touchscreens sleep less: study

Unscheduled load-shedding in Karachi irks citizens Posted: KARACHI (Dunya News) – With the rise in temperature, unscheduled load-shedding has been intensified in Karachi and power remains shut down for hours in several localities of the city, Dunya News reported on Thursday.Several areas of Karachi, including Gulshan Iqbal, Shah Faisal, Landhi, Korangi, Malir Rafa-e-Aama Colony, Malir Model Colony and Gulistan Johar were badly hit by this unscheduled load-shedding.Citizens spent a sleepless night as these localities remained in darkness throughout the night on Thursday.According to K-Electric spokesperson, several feeders tripped in the city due to sudden increase in demand of electricity. He further said that electricity was also affected due to low pressure of gas.On the other hand, a spokesman of Sui Southern Gas Company said that there is no decrease in gas pressure as 20mmcfd of gas was added in the supply.

Karachi: 6 accused, 50 suspects nabbed in police operation Posted: KARACHI (Dunya News) – Crackdown against criminal elements under the National Action Plan (NAP) in Karachi continues as several accused and suspects were taken into custody during police search operations in different parts of the city in Thursday, Dunya News reported.According to details, police conducted an operation in Sultanabad area of Manghu Pir and apprehended 50 suspects during house-to-house search. All the entry and exit points of the area were sealed before the start of to search operation.The arrested persons were shifted to the police station for further investigation.Police also arrested 15 persons, including three Afghan nationals during operation in Guzri area. Police sources said that narcotics were also recovered from the arrested persons.Police arrested three accused during separate search operations in Gulbahar and North Nazimabad. Police sources said that arms, stolen motorcycle and drugs were also recovered from their possession.Police also arrested three members of Afghani dacoit’s gang during operation in Mominabad area. Police sources said that the arrested dacoits, Waqeel, Muhammad Khan and Daood were wanted the several robbery cases.

Sukkur: Aerial firing to celebrate LB by-poll victory injures three Posted: SUKKUR (Dunya News) – Activists of a political party resorted to aerial firing after winning Local Bodies by-election in Nawan Goth area of Sukkur on Thursday. Three people sustained injuries in the incident.The Local Bodies by-election in Nawan Goth area of Sukkur were held on Thursday.The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Sukkur for medical treatment. When contacted, the higher officials of Sukkur police expressed ignorance about the incident.

Lahore: Naseerabad Police severely torture three youths Posted: LAHORE (Dunya News) - Naseerabad Police severely tortured three youths, exposing the tall claims of Capital City Police regarding ‘change in Thana culture’.Dunya News has obtained the video in which police subject young boys to torture. The video is two-day old and it shows that the three young boys who were arrested from a farm house are being thrashed by police at the Naseerabad Police Station.It is pertinent to mention here that torture is prohibited in Pakistan as per Article 14 (2) of the Constitution of Pakistan. “No person shall be subjected to torture for the purpose of extracting evidence,” says the constitution.

PSP's protest for resolving Karachi issues enters 9th day Posted: KARACHI (Dunya News) – Pak Sarzameen Party’s (PSP) protest for resolving Karachi issues continues on ninth day (Thursday) outside the city’s press club, Dunya News reported.Renowned religious scholar Maulana Ehteram-ul-Haq Thanvi also visited the protest camp on Thursday to show solidarity with the protesters.The leaders of PSP are demanding that problems of scarcity of water, garbage, load-shedding and giving due powers to local government should be solved.PSP has announced to continue the protest until their demands are fulfilled as its negotiations with several Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) delegations failed.

Multan: Three jumped out of burning rickshaw to save lives Posted: MULTAN (Dunya News) – According to details, fire broke out in a rickshaw near Kutchery Fly-over which engulf the entire vehicle very quickly. The driver and two passengers jumped out of the burning rickshaw to save their lives.Rescue team reached the spot and brought the fire under control. However, the rickshaw was completely destroyed due to blaze. The Rescue sources said that the fire in rickshaw was caused by short circuit.

Naeem-ue-Rehman asks K-Electric to end load-shedding Posted: KARACHI (Dunya News) - Addressing a hurriedly announced press conference at the Idara Noor-e-Haq, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Naeem-ur-Rehman demanded of the Karachi Electric Corporation to end load-shedding in Karachi with immediate effect as the city is in the grip of severe heat wave.He also threatened to lodge a case against K-Electric officials in case of any casualty due to load-shedding during the current heat wave in the city.Naeem-ue-Rehman said that K-Electric has become a mafia and busy in looting the citizens of Karachi at any cost. He further said that K-Electric has miserably failed to provide electricity to the people of Karachi.

Saturn moon has necessary conditions to harbor life: NASA Posted: WASHINGTON (AFP) - An ice-encrusted moon orbiting Saturn appears to have the conditions necessary for life, NASA announced Thursday, unveiling new findings made by its unmanned Cassini spacecraft.Cassini has detected hydrogen molecules in vapor plumes emanating from cracks in the surface of Enceladus, a small ocean moon coated in a thick layer of ice, the US space agency said.The plumes have led scientists to infer that hydrothermal chemical reactions between the moons rocky core and its ocean -- located under the ice -- are likely occurring on Enceladus.On Earth, those chemical reactions allow microbes to flourish in hot cracks in Earths ocean floors -- depths sunlight cannot reach -- meaning the moon could also nourish life.The plumes are 98 percent water, scientists said, with traces of molecules including ammonia, carbon dioxide and methane. Hydrogen had previously been elusive, they said, but its detection shows the moons life-supporting potential.Now, Enceladus is high on the list in the solar system for showing habitable conditions, said Hunter Waite, one of the studys leading researchers.The new research, which were published Thursday in the journal Science, indicates there is chemical potential to support microbial systems, he said.Cassini is on what NASA has described as its grand finale as it runs low on fuel, soaring through a 1,500-mile-wide (2,400-kilometer) gap between Saturn and its rings.Researchers called its latest discovery a capstone finding for the mission.Were pushing the frontiers. Were finding new environments, said James Green, NASAs Planetary Science Division Director.Were looking in a way that we never thought possible before for environments in our solar system which may harbor life today.

Middlesex oppose new English Twenty20 event Posted: LONDON (AFP) - Middlesex have become the first English county to voice their outright opposition to existing plans for a new domestic Twenty20 tournament.The eight-team event, which the England and Wales Cricket Board plan to launch in 2020 -- not a marketing trick but rather the year after their existing broadcast deals expire -- has already proved highly controversial.Thats because, if it becomes a reality, it will mean that for the first time there is a major domestic cricket tournament in England that does not feature all 18 first-class counties.For critics, thats the thin end of a wedge that leads to the destruction of the nationwide county system that has underpinned English cricket for more than a century.But supporters of the new event, having seen the success of the Indian Premier League and especially Australias Big Bash Twenty20 tournaments, believe the English game needs something similar if it is to recapture a lost generation of younger fans.The ECB needs 31 of its 41 constituent members, including the 18 first-class counties, to support a rule change that will allow it to proceed with an eight team, city-based, event.Several clubs have already given their approval, with the ECB promising counties will receive 1.3 million pound ($1.6 million, 1.5 million euros) annually for five years if the tournament comes into being.But if the new tournament gets the go-ahead, Middlesex could miss out on additional revenue as they do not own their Lords home ground in north London but are tenants instead of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).A statement on Middlesexs website confirmed the reigning first-class county champions opposition to the proposed ECB rule change, with the vote on whether to alter the existing regulations now in progress.While Middlesex is fully supportive of the creation of a new T20 tournament to drive the future of the game, we are unable to support this proposal at the current time, said club chairman Mike OFarrell.Middlesex has a unique position in playing at a ground that is likely to be a host venue at the tournament, yet not benefiting from the revenues associated with that status, he added.Therefore, the financial impact on Middlesex is still very uncertain and contains great risks to our current revenue streams.Additionally, the current governance of the ECB means that this article change creates a significant risk that counties that are not host venues for the new tournament may, in the future, be downgraded both in status and in revenue terms.Meanwhile Derbyshire gave their backing to the ECBs plans, with the Midlands countys chairman, Ian Morgan, saying Thursday: The majority of people who watch cricket today are of the older generation and we must get a younger audience through our doors.As weve seen with the Big Bash League in Australia and the Indian Premier League, a tournament of that nature can attract more families with young children to watch and go on to play cricket.

Afghan power hitter Shahzad tested positive in drugs test Posted: DUBAI (AFP) - Afghanistans big-hitting batsman Mohammad Shahzad has tested positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol and will be suspended, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Thursday.The 29-year-old wicket-keeper, a key player in the teams charge towards potential Test match status, returned a positive test in an out-of-competition test conducted on January 17 at the ICC Academy in Dubai.The ICC today announced that Afghanistans wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad has been charged with an anti-doping rule violation under the ICC Anti-Doping Code, said a statement from the governing body in Dubai.The sample analysed at the WADA-accredited laboratory in Salt Lake City, was found to contain the presence of Clenbuterol, a prohibited substance.Shahzad, who made his international debut in 2010, has played 58 matches in each of the ODI and Twenty20 formats.He has scored 1,901 runs in one-dayers with a best score of 131 not out while smashing 1,779 runs in T20 with a high of an undefeated 118.Shahzad is the fourth highest run-maker in T20 internationals, even passing Indian superstar Virat Kohli in the rankings when Afghanistan whitewashed Ireland 3-0 earlier this year.The ICC said that he will be banned from April 26 unless he exercises his right to challenge the imposition of the provisional suspension before such date.The matter will now be dealt with in accordance with the process set down in the code, and until such time as the process is resolved, the ICC will make no further comment on this matter, added the statement.

Bomb blast inside bus stand leaves 3 injured in Bannu Posted: BANNU (Dunya News) – At least three people were injured when a bomb blast rocked the bus stand in Bannu, reported Dunya News.The casualties were shifted to hospital where medical treatment is being provided to them.Police confirmed that the blast occurred as a result of bomb installed inside a bus.The bomb disposal squad was also called out at the blast location.

Four dead bodies found at different areas of Karachi Posted: KARACHI (Dunya News) - Dead bodies of four people including two women, were recovered from different parts of Karachi, reported Dunya News.The sources revealed that dead bodies of a mother and her daughter were found in Kaneez Fatima society of Karachi.Police sources revealed that both of the 35 years old Shahjahan and her daughter Kiran were shot by husband Malik Nasir.On the other hand, a mutilated body of a person was found in shrubs at FB Industrial area.Moreover, another dead body was recovered from Railway ground in Landhi area.

Blocking ID cards of Pakhtoons: ANP's strike outside Parliament continues Posted: ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The hunger strike of lawmakers from Awami National Party that was launched outside the parliament house on Wednesday also continued on its second day.It is pertinent to mention that Awami National Party has objected to government’s step of blocking Computerised National Identity Cards of Pakhtoons.ANP also warned the government to face an intense reaction in this regard.ANP leader Ghulam Ahmad Bilour let it be known at the occasion that we don’t want any kind of quarrel with the government, however if the ID cards were not activated, the next phase of demonstration would be very intense.Different political leaders from various other parties visited the hunger strike in order to express solidarity with ANP.At the occasion, former chief minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti expressed that anybody who joins us will be welcomed.

PCB 3-member tribunal to unveil spot-fixing scandal today Posted: LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) 3-member tribunal will unveil the PSL spot-fixing scandal on Friday. The board is expected to present the gathered evidence in this regard.The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and legal team has made arrangements to brief the public about what actually happened.The first evidence will be the video statements of both Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif in which they confess to contact with the bookie. Secondly, there is a reported evidence of telephonic conversation between cricketers and bookie.The board officials will also tell how they caught the suspects. Lawyers of both players will submit answers regarding the evidence till May 10.A meeting between Sharjeel Khan and board’s legal team will occur on May 15. On the other hand, Khalid Latif’s lawyer and board officials will meet on May 19.The case will be heard on regular basis and the tribunal will present its recommendations to the board by the end of May.

Toddlers playing with touchscreens sleep less: study Posted: PARIS (AFP) - The more toddlers play with touchscreen devices the less they sleep, according to a study released Thursday that suggests the findings could be cause for concern.For every additional hour using a touchscreen phone or tablet during the day, children aged six months to three years slept nearly 16 minutes less in each 24 hour period, researchers reported in the journal Scientific Reports.But the study could not determine if the extra screen time was responsible for tiny tots sleeping less, or if the loss of shuteye had any adverse health effects.One expert not involved in the research said the results should be interpreted with extreme caution.Sleep is critical for cognitive development, especially during the first few years of life, when the brain and sleep patterns evolve in tandem.Earlier research has shown that television watching and video game use are linked to sleep problems in children.But the burgeoning use of touchscreens by an even younger cohort remained unexplored.In 2014, more than 70 percent of families in Britain, where the study was conducted, owned a touchscreen device.For the study, parents of 715 infants and toddlers were asked to report their childs daytime and night-time sleep, how quickly their children fell into slumber, and how often they woke during the night. The time children spent on touchscreen devices was also tracked.Three-quarters of toddlers monitored used a touchscreen tablet or phone on a daily basis. For children aged two or three, that percentage climbed to 92. On average, the devices were used 25 minutes per day.Not only did more screen time correlate with less sleep, it was also associated with a longer transition into slumber. The quality of sleep, however, did not appear to change.Several experts commenting on the findings challenged the studys methodology and conclusions.There could be many possible explanations for the link between screen time and less sleep, said Kevin McConway, an emeritus professor of statistics at The Open University in Britain.It could be the other way round -- maybe the parents of toddlers who already sleep less are more likely to let their children use touchscreens, he said.It was also pointed out that the average amount of lost sleep every day -- about six minutes -- may not be significant at an age when children sleep on average 12 hours out of very 24.Others underlined the importance of following up.This is a timely piece of research given the already controversial topic of screen use in childhood and adolescence, said Anna Joyce, an expert in cognitive development psychology at Coventry University in England.Other research has shown that scrolling touchscreens helps develop find motor skills in very young children.

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