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British rock band Coldplay is set to perform in a record-breaking 10 concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium. Click here to read more Lifestyle stories Anticipation for their upcoming performances at England’s national football stadium has been building since Chris Martin teased the end of the band. The upcoming dates are part of Coldplay’s ‘Music of the Spheres World Tour,’ the second-highest-grossing tour of all time after Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour.’ Coldplay will kick off the event with their performance on August 22, while the final performance will take place on September 8. Reports said that the doors of the venue will open for fans around 4:45pm (local time), with support act beginning at 6pm Coldplay’s act is likely to begin at around 8:20pm. The British rock band will perform on August 22, 23, 26, 27, 30 and 31, while the remaining four performances are scheduled for September 3, 4, 7 and 8.   View this post on Instagram ...

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has given a strong rebuttal in response to the Mayor Murtaza Wahab’s recent press conference, accusing him and the Sindh government of failing to deliver development funds to towns under JI and failing to control Karachi rain crises, ARY News reported. Following Murtaza Wahab’s recent press conference, JI also addressed the city’s emerging difficulties after rain, and claimed that the Sindh government is simply misleading the citizens. According to the JI’s spokesperson, the Sindh government’s OZT (Octroi and Zila Tax) are only allocated to employee salaries, and in the last two years, no development funds have been provided to their towns, which is simply an injustice. “The mayor has no clue what to do, and he is attempting to misguide the people of Sindh through propaganda”, he stated. The Jamaat-e-Islami spokesperson added in his statement that taxpayers of Karachi get no return in terms of infrastructure improvements, highlighting the recent Karach...

PARIS: A French video streamer who died during a livestream after days of abuse by other streamers did not die as a result of trauma or the intervention of a third party, court authorities said. France has been rocked by the death of 46-year-old Raphael Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, who died during a livestream on Monday after enduring several days of violence and humiliation broadcast on platform Kick. The prosecutor of Nice in southern France, near where Graven died, said an autopsy showed no trace of traumatic injuries that could explain the death, and that the probable causes of death therefore appeared to be medical or toxicological in origin. Further analyses have been ordered to determine these causes, the prosecutor said, adding that Graven had cardiac issues and that he was undergoing medical treatment for his thyroid gland. In an interview with broadcaster franceinfo on Friday, Clara Chappaz, a junior minister for AI and digital technology, said that during som...

Hollywood actor Karen Gillan has joined Henry Cavill in the hotly anticipated remake of 1980s cult classic, ‘Highlander.’ Click here to read more Lifestyle stories Developed by Amazon MGM, the film is led by Cavill alongside Russell Crowe, Dave Bautista, and Marisa Abela in key roles. Reports said that Karen Gillan will star as Heather, MacLeod’s (Henry Cavill) wife and the love of his life. Apart from Cavill and Gillan in the lead roles, Crowe is playing Ramirez, while Bautista will portray a warrior named The Kurgen. Marisa Abela will also star in an unspecified leading role. Directed by notable filmmaker Chad Stahelski, the ‘Highlander’ reboot is scheduled to begin principal photography in September later this year. Read more: Henry Cavill offers update on ‘Highlander’ reboot During an interview earlier this month, Henry Cavill revealed that the upcoming reboot was “taking all of [his] focus” during the summer. “Highlander! That is taking all of my focus. It’s a projec...

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three sources familiar with top-level Kremlin thinking told Reuters. The Russian president met Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday for the first Russia-U.S. summit in more than four years and spent almost all of their three-hour closed meeting discussing what a compromise on Ukraine might look like, according to the sources who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. Speaking afterwards beside Trump, Putin said the meeting would hopefully open up the road to peace in Ukraine – but neither leader gave specifics about what they discussed. In the most detailed Russian-based reporting to date on Putin’s offer at the summit, Reuters was able to outline the contours of what the Kremlin would like to see in a possible peace deal to end a war that has killed and injured hund...

LAHORE: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, has denied allegations that the Punjab government was involved in the alleged abduction of Aleema Khan’s son, Shahrez Khan. Responding to accusations made by Aleema Khan, sister of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Rana Sanaullah said, “Until proven, these are mere allegations, terming the claims ‘unfounded and politically motivated.’ The adviser clarified that the Punjab Police Chief has denied any arrest or involvement of law enforcement officials in the incident. Earlier, Aleema Khan alleged that plain-clothed individuals ‘broke’ into her home and abducted her son Shahrez. PTI’s Sheikh Waqas Akramaccused the Punjab government of ‘orchestrating’ the act. He also condemned the incident in the strongest terms and appealed to the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court to take suo motu notice of what he described as a ‘grave violation of human rights.’ from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/9w8WhLQ

LAHORE: Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, once resorted to a hunger strike inside jail to demand permission for a family meeting, her sister Maryam Riaz Wattoo claimed. Speaking during ARY News programme Eleventh Hour, Maryam Riaz Wattoo said Bushra Bibi was allowed to meet her family after a month of repeated requests. “The family was forced to wait outside the prison for hours before being allowed inside,” Bushra Bibi’s sister added. Maryam Riaz Wattoo claimed that Bushra Bibi continues to face harsh and unlawful conditions in jail, including a ‘leaking ceiling, live current in the electric board of her cell, rats roaming inside, and electricity cuts lasting up to two days’. “Bushra Bibi has become very weak and lost almost 15 kilograms of weight,” Maryam said and added that her sister’s morale, however, ‘remains intact’. Read More: ‘Separate kitchen, room cooler’: Court informed on Bushra Bibi’s jail facilities Maryam also alleged th...