Lightning strikes a man twice

LONDON: A man jogging along a quiet road survived after being struck twice by lightning in the space of a minute.

A CCTV footage caught the incident on film on April 11, showing the bewildered man fall to the ground after being struck only to be struck a second time after getting back on his feet.

The footage has become something of an Internet sensation with viewers debating over its origins and authenticity.

Afghan Taliban reject reports Mullah Omar killed

KABUL: The Taliban in Afghanistan rejected on Monday un-sourced media reports that its leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, had been killed in Pakistan, saying he is alive and in Afghanistan.

"He is in Afghanistan safe and sound," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location. "We reject these baseless reports that Mullah Mohammad Omar has been killed.

PNS Mehran Operation.

KARACHI: Gunmen armed with rockets and explosives stormed Pakistan Navy airbase, destroying two US-made two P-3C Orion aircraft surveillance aircraft and killing 12 security personnel.

Geo News correspondent reported from the vicinity of PNS Mehran that four militants blew themselves up, while the security forces have arrested four other militants.

Correspondent Tariq Abul Hassan also said that the arrested terrorists camouflaged themselves with dark dresses and fake cards have been recovered from them.

According to official spokesman,11navy and one Rangers personnel embraced martyrdom taking the toll to 12.

The operation against militants who attacked PNS Mehran started at 10.30 pm on Sunday.

The assault was the fourth on the navy in Karachi in a month. On April 28, four naval personnel and a passing motorcyclist were killed in a bombing, two days after four other people were killed in two navy bus bombings.