Monday, July 27th, 2020
Broad stars as England edge closer to winning third Windies Test
MANCHESTER : Stuart Broad edged closer to his 500th wicket as England left West Indies reeling at 10 for two wickets after setting them a target of 399 runs to win the third and final Test at Old Trafford. Broad, who had taken four wickets in the tourists’ first innings in the morning, continued by removing opener John Campbell without scoring and then nightwatchman Kemar Roach (4) after the West Indies were put in for the last six overs of the day. England had declared on 226 for two inRead More
BRT Peshawar project to be inaugurated in 2021: KP minister
PESHAWAR : In yet another deadline, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Labour and Culture Shaukat Yousafzai said on Monday that Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project will be inaugurated in 2021. The KP minister said construction work is going on and the mega project would be inaugurated in 2021. Commenting on the cable car project in the Upper Dir district’s Kumrat valley, KP, the minister said that the project intends to be the world’s largest and highest one. Shaukat Yousafzai said that Chief Minister KP Mehmood Khan has given the approval ofRead More
Pakistan continues to witness decline in coronavirus cases
ISLAMABAD : The country reported 1,176 new novel coronavirus cases during past 24 hours, taking the nationwide number of cases to 274,286. According to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 20 deaths were also reported due to virus in the last 24 hours. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 5,842. The number of active cases of the COVID-19 in the country now stands at 27,421. Pakistan has so far conducted 1,890,236 coronavirus tests and 22,056 in the last 24 hours. Sindh remainsRead More