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MJ’s death: Questions remain unanswered
Jackson feared being killed
before comeback concerts
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Jackson was on a deadly cocktail of drugs: Report
Fans lap up Jackson’s CDs, memorabilia
Nawaz lying about Kargil: Musharraf
Afghan Polls
Hindu priest’s family attacked
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MJ’s death: Questions remain unanswered
Los Angeles, June 27 “There was no indication of any external trauma or indication of foul play on the body of Jackson,” Coroner’s spokesperson Craig Harveye said after the autopsy. The 50-year-old ‘King of Pop’ collapsed early on Thursday at his rented Holmby Hills home in Beverly Hills. The pop star was rushed to the to UCLA Medical Centre by paramedics where he was pronounced dead after attempts to revive him failed. “We anticipate being able to close the case and issuing a final cause of death after those tests are completed in four to six weeks,” Harveye said. “We know he was taking some prescription medications,” Harvey was quoted as saying by Los Angeles Times. However, he did not elaborate. Meanwhile, many conspiracy theories have come up as to what led to Jackson’s sudden death. People close to Jackson have already claimed the role of “enablers”, who encouraged his dependency on prescription drugs. “I do not know what medications he was taking, but the reports that we have received within the family are that they were extensive. I do not know the cause of it. But it is something that I feared. This is a case of abuse of medications, unless the cause is something else,” Brian Oxman, Jackson’s attorney and spokesman had said. Reports suggest the singer was working hard for his much-hyped ‘This Is It’ comeback concerts in London and he was taking prescription drugs to get into shape for the 50-date concert tours from July 13. “He was injected three times a day with Demerol, the potent painkiller given to him before his collapse at home in Los Angeles on Thursday,” British newspaper Sun said citing sources. Though, the exact circumstances of singer’s death remains unclear, the identity of the doctor, who reportedly administered CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) has been revealed. Dr Conrad Murray who is licensed in Texas, Nevada and California, is said to have administered CPR to Jackson on Thursday before the paramedics team arrived at his home. Murray also accompanied the singer to the hospital. Mystery surrounds the identity of the person, who called 911 (US emergency number) after the singer collapsed. “He’s not responding to CPR. He’s (personal doctor) pumping his chest, but he’s not responding to anything,” the caller had said, according to the transcript released by Los Angeles Fire Department. The doctor’s vehicle has been impounded by the police with Deputy Chief Charlie Beck saying that this was aimed at ascertaining whether there was any evidence relating to Jackson’s death. However, Beck declined to say whether detectives found medication in the car.
— PTI
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Jackson feared being killed
before comeback concerts
London: Pop star Michael Jackson was reportedly worried with his mounting debts and was terrified of his comeback concerts, stating that, “If I don’t tour they’ll kill me.” The ‘King of Pop’ was scared of performing at his 50-date
concert series, titled ‘This Is It’ amid perennial health concerns, The Sun online reported. The report claimed that singer’s mental health crumbled in the days before he died. His drug dependency was out of control, as the singer once dubbed ‘The Greatest Showman on Earth’ started experiencing stage fright.
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Jackson was on a deadly cocktail of drugs: Report London: The toxicology report in pop star Michael Jackson is still awaited but the sources close to the pop star’s entourage have revealed the singer was on a deadly diet of powerful narcotic pain relievers. The star was injected three-times a day with narcotic Demerol. He was also taking three 3mg tablets of another strong narcotic painkiller, Dilaudid and was recently prescribed Vicodin, an opiate drug derived from codeine, the Sun online reported. The other medicines that the singer was reportedly taking are, Soma, a muscle relaxant in 2mg doses twice a day, Xanax, a sedative taken in 0.5mg doses twice a day, Zoloft, an anti-depressant was taken in 100mg doses. Another anti-depressant Paxil was also taken by the star to treat anxiety and obsessive behaviour. Michael took it in 20mg pills and Prilosec, an over-the-counter pill for heartburn, the newspaper reported citing sources from Jackson’s entourage. The singer was recently prescribed antibiotics to fight of infection following his skin cancer surgery. Earlier, reports had also suggested that Jackson had started eating one meal a day as he had a phobia about gaining weight before his 50-date comeback concerts in London from July 13. He had told a physician that he had been taking painkillers regularly since 1985 and had used them to counter the effects of more than a dozen cosmetic surgery operation, the newspaper said. — PTI
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Fans lap up Jackson’s CDs, memorabilia
Los Angeles: ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson has turned out to be a bestseller in his death. As the news of pop star Michael Jackson broke, fans rushed to buy his CDs, glossy posters T-shirts and other memorabilia.
Online retailers reported that they were placing back orders for sold-out merchandise and working hard to meet the staggering demand, Los Angeles Times reported. “This is simply unprecedented,” said Bill Carr, vice president of music and video at Amazon.com Inc, which sold out of Jackson’s CDs minutes after news broke that the pop star had died. “We’ve seen the death of Johnny Cash and Frank Sinatra and many other artists, but none of them compare to what we’re witnessing today. In the last 24 hours, we’ve actually sold more Michael Jackson albums in our MP3 and CD stores than we have in the 11 years since the launch of our music business,” Carr said. The Chief Merchandising Officer at At Barnes & Noble Inc, Jaime Carey said that the company’s online store and retail locations were sold out of nearly all Jackson CDs, DVDs and books. “We’re working with the record labels, the studios and the publishers to get stock in as quickly as possible to meet the overwhelming customer demand,” he said.
— PTI
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Nawaz lying about Kargil: Musharraf
Accusing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of “telling lies” about Kargil, former President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said he never asked Sharif to go to Washington to seek President Bill Clinton’s help in securing withdrawal of India-Pakistan troops from Kargil. Musharraf told a Pakistani TV channel Dunya in an interview that two days before Sharif’s departure he had given briefing to the cabinet committee on defence about military position on the front in July 1999. He had stated that military position was good and that in at least three of the five positions our forces remained unscathed. “When the Prime Minister wanted to know if Pakistan should withdraw, I said it was up to the political government to decide,” Musharraf said. However, information secretary Ahsan Iqbal strongly repudiated Musharraf’s observation and said his friend and CENTCOM chief General Zenni had in his book spilled the beans and clearly stated that Musharraf had asked him to persuade Sharif to go to Washington. He refuted the impression that the army puts hurdles in the peace process with India. He said he received full backing from commanders on his peace overtures to India. Musharraf claimed that under him a successful operation had been launched in Swat and the militants were pushed back but after elections the new government released pressure and freed Soofi Mohammad and others. “I had given to the new government a peaceful Swat in a platter but they squandered the opportunity,” he said. He reiterated that all matters regarding resolution of the Kashmir dispute were settled at the Agra Summit, and a draft of joint communiqué was prepared in this connection, but unfortunately, the things went awry because the Indian cabinet did not approve the document. He said he had later proposed a 4-point “out of the box” solution that included demilitarisation, Kashmir autonomy, soft border and joint monitory which was also endorsed by entire Kashmiri leadership except Ali Gilani. Even Yasin also retracted from the demand for independent Kashmir.
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Afghan Polls
Kabul, June 27 At a press conference, Karzai said all eligible Afghans should register for voting cards and cast their ballots in the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections. "It is also my wish that our Taliban brothers and all other Afghans who are not in Afghanistan for various reasons and are standing in opposition...request them again and again to renounce violence not only on the election day but forever," he said. "It is also my request that they should come to their land, take cards, register and take part in the elections," he said. Karzai was probably referring to insurgents based in Pakistan where many Taliban -- including the group's fugitive leader Mullah Mohammad Omar -- are said to have fled after the 2001 US-led invasion that drove the extremists from power. Karzai is standing for a second term in the elections, the second-ever presidential ballot in a country that has a history of oppressive governments and has been ruined by decades of war. With a Taliban-led insurgency peaking this year, there are concerns that the militants will attack the polls or intimidate Afghans into not voting especially in the most intense battlefields in the south.
— AFP
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Hindu priest’s family attacked
London, June 27 Though the family said they were frightened after the June 15 attack on them, they have decided to stay back at the centre following assurances from the police. The priest's wife was alone in the house when the attack took place on June 15 night. A gang of youth reportedly tried to break down the front door and threw stones. A police spokeswoman today said a police unit patrolled the area in response to the reports of the attack but did not enter the building itself.
— PTI
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