Friday, July 17th, 2020
Sibley, Stokes strongly lead England after early blows
Manchester: Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes put up a strong 126-run partnership to support England after they were reduced to 81-3 on Day 1 of the second Test at Old Trafford. Put in to bat first, England lost Rory Burns for 29 runs which continued West Indies’ dominancy from last match’s win. Burns (15) fell to Roston Chase on a straighter delivery clicking the pads directly. On the very next ball, West Indies celebrated a wicket again as Zak Crawley gave a simple catch at leg gully. Back-to-back wickets tookRead More
Kulbhushan Jadhav: FM says India looking for excuses to drag Pakistan to ICJ
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday two consular officers of the Indian High Commission were provided unimpeded and unconditional consular access to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav but they left without hearing him out. He said the officials were reluctant to talk to Jadhav and opted for an escape without listening to him. Their behaviour has laid bare India’s mala fide intentions as Delhi didn’t want consular access in the first place, he added. Due to India’s objections, Shah Mahmood said this time glass partition was also removedRead More
Coronavirus tally mounts to 259,998 with 2,085 new cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 2,085 new coronavirus cases and 49 deaths over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 259,998 and fatalities to 5,475. According to the government’s Covid-19 portal, 23,907 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours. The total number of recovered patients in the country has mounted to 183,737 while 70,787 people are under treatment, of whom 1,895 are in critical condition. A total of 16,760,90 tests have thus far been conducted. Sindh has reported 110,068 cases thus far, Punjab 89,023, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 31,486, BalochistanRead More