Ahmed Shameel

SOUTHAMPTON: Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has backed skipper Azhar Ali to over overcome his current form, saying he was hopeful the 35-year old would deliver in the next two games against England. Pakistan, despite not having played international cricket for six months because of the coronavirus, dominated the majority of last week´s first Test at Old Trafford, with opening batsman Shan Masood hitting a Test-best 156 and leg-spinner Yasir Shah taking eight wickets. Their pace trio of Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi and teenage rising star Naseem Shah all troubled England´s top order. Pakistan, despite a second-innings collapse, were still favourites to win when they reduced England to 117-5 in pursuit of a target of 277. But a partnership of 139 between Chris Woakes (84 not out) and Jos Buttler (75) turned the tide as England won by three wickets to go 1-0 up with two to play. Azhar, criticised for his tactics during Buttler and Woakes' stand, has made just one ...

With a steady decline in coronavirus cases across country, over 92% of COVID-19 patients have recovered in Pakistan, according to the latest statistics released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday. As many as 264,060 people have recovered from coronavirus across Pakistan so far, making it a significant count, as it constitutes 92% of the total number of patients. There are now 16,475 active cases in the country. About 753 new coronavirus cases were reported with 10 new deaths across the country over the last 24 hours . Read more: Viral hepatitis deadlier than COVID-19 in Pakistan, say health experts So far, 2,297 patients have succumbed to coronavirus in Sindh, 2,179 in Punjab, 1,235 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 173 in Islmabad Capital Territory (ICT), 138 in Balochistan, 59 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir(AJK), and 58 patients have died in Gilgit-Baltistan. Moreover, with 735 hospitals equipped with COVID-19 treatment facilities, 1,341 patients are ad...

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, the flagship project of the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, will be launched today. Prime Minister Imran Khan along with KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan will inaugurate the project at Chamkani Depot at 3pm. Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak are also expected to be at the launch. Read more :  Peshawar BRT likely to be launched this week Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information and Local Government Kamran Bangash told the media on Wednesday that 360 bicycles for both men and women have been arranged, besides buses, on the 27km bus rapid transit (BRT) track. Bangash added that the project would provide relief to people in the provincial capital in terms of better transport. Speaking about the details of the project, Bangash said the ZU-BRT uses a third-generation technology system, which will benefit the passengers. Passengers queue at a counter to buy tickets at a ter...

England v Pakistan 2020 2nd Test   Thu 13 August, 11:00 Local ( 15:00 PKT )     The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, England Pakistan v England Live Match  TEAMS Pakistan  Squad Azhar Ali CPT Mohammad Abbas Shaheen Afridi Sarfaraz Ahmed WKT Fawad Alam Abid Ali Faheem Ashraf Babar Azam Kashif Bhatti Imam-ul-Haq Imran Khan Shadab Khan Sohail Khan Shan Masood Wahab Riaz Mohammad Rizwan Asad Shafiq Naseem Shah Yasir Shah Usman Shinwari England  Squad Joe Root CPT James Anderson Jofra Archer Dom Bess Stuart Broad Rory Burns Jos Buttler WKT Zak Crawley Sam Curran Ollie Pope Ollie Robinson Dom Sibley Chris Woakes Mark Wood Top stories . Root backs Anderson ahead of second Pakistan Test Sports Pakistan can 'cash in' on Stokes' absence in Southampton Test, says Waqar August 13, 2020 Ben Stokes absence leaves E...