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Fawad Khan is all set to don the judge?s role for upcoming Pakistani musical show ?Pepsi Battle of the Bands.? The show launched itself with a teaser that features Atif Aslam and Fawad Khan, sharing the screen space, along with Meesha Shafi. The teaser is short but it is interesting to see Fawad Khan go back to his roots, as Pepsi, in the past, launched his music career. The TV show, that started in 2002, gives a platform to the young, aspiring bands of Pakistan to showcase their talents.

LONDON: A number of Pakistani politicians, including former premier Nawaz Sharif, will be arriving in London over the next few days. Sharif will arrive in London today to meet his wife, Kulsoom Nawaz. Begum Nawaz is under treatment for lymphoma in London. Upon reaching London, Sharif would also address supporters, according to informed sources. Nawaz off to London to meet ailing wife Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesman Fawad Chaudhary will reach London on Friday and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed over the weekend. Chaudhry is scheduled to address six meetings, while Rasheed-led AML has announced four sessions in London. PTI chief Imran Khan is likely to arrive here in the second week of September. He has been invited by his friend Naeem Musarrat on his daughter's wedding on September 9. It has been learnt that some other senior members of the PTI would also be coming to attend the wedding ceremony of Musarrat's daughter. ...

The specially-built ship completed the crossing in just six-and-a-half days setting a new record, according to tanker's Russian owners. The 300-metre-long Sovcomflot ship, the Christophe de Margerie, was carrying gas from Norway to South Korea. Rising Arctic temperatures are boosting commercial shipping across this route. The Christophe de Margerie is the world's first and, at present, only ice-breaking LNG carrier. The ship, which features a lightweight steel reinforced hull, is the largest commercial ship to receive Arc7 certification, which means it is capable of travelling through ice up to 2.1m thick. On this trip it was able to keep up an average speed of 14 knots despite sailing through ice that was over one-metre-thick in places.