Pakistan all-rounder Fawad Alam became the quickest Asian batsman to hit 5 centuries in just 22 Test innings, leaving behind Indian batsmen Pujara, Ganguly and Gavaskar behind, who reached 5 centuries in 24, 25,25 innings respectively. #DailyScoopTv#FawadAlam #PAKvWI#Cricket
Fawad achieved this milestone in an ongoing 2nd test against the West Indies in Jamaica. Before him, Younus Khan was the quickest Pakistani batsman to register 5 hundreds in 28 innings.
Pakistan is in a strong position in the 2nd test match,
having made 302-9 after a stunning innings by Fawad and fiery bowling by Shaheen Afridi, who removed both Windies openers in his 1st spell.
Fahim Ashraf also struck and bowled out Chase. West Indies ended the 3rd day at 39-3.
After the second day washed out and the game was delayed due to rain, Pakistan went towards a draw, which was a disappointment for Pakistan as the draw would end the series with a victory for West Indies by 1-0.
The 2nd Test started with a nightmare for Pakistan and they lost 3 wickets in just 2 runs, but captain Babar Azam and Fawad Alam took the responsibility and kept the hopes alive for Pakistan. Fawad Alam made his 5th century and 4th since he came back to international cricket
after 11 years. He remains not out on 124 but Pakistan declared the inning to wind up the game in the remaining 2 days.
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Shaheen Afridi, 21, has now 3 5fers in Test Cricket. In this series, Afridi took 14 wickets with an average of under 10. His test format bowling average has now dropped to 26.
Shaheen Afridi's top-notch execution has put Pakistan in a commanding position in the 2nd Test.
With his help, Pakistan bowled the West-Indies out for 150 and then batted aggressively by putting up 176-6 runs in just 27 overs and declared the innings. Set a target of 329 for the Windies
Last month, the Punjab government released Rs3.4 billion for the procurement of 200 eco-friendly electric buses.
The scheme would not only help mitigate the effects of environmental pollution but would also make the public transport sector more cost-efficient.
The meeting also discussed the proposals regarding the dispatch of the new vehicle framework in various urban areas as well as the fixing of orange line metro charge.
The Pakistan-Afghanistan three-match ODI series has been postponed till next year due to players' mental health and logistical issues in travel following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and rise in Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka. #DailyScoopTv#Kabul#Afghanistan#PAKvAFG
The three match ODI series, which was scheduled to be being on September 3 in Sri Lanka, has been called off, with the Afghanistan and Pakistan cricket boards saying they will try to reschedule it in 2022.
"Until this evening, we had principally agreed to play the series in Pakistan and we are thankful to Pakistan for all the support they offered. But then, considering all the situations, especially our players' mental readiness, we found that they were not prepared.
There was the incident of a woman being harassed near Minar-e-Pakistan.
Then there was another video that went viral on social media, which showed a man forcibly kissing a woman in a moving rickshaw.
On Monday 23rd Aug, Chung police station reported another rape incident of a 35-year-old woman along with her teenage daughter. The FIR has been registered against the culprits under section 376 punishment of rape, of the Pakistan penal code.
China has officially warned external forces to stop doing terrorism activities in Pakistan to not damage the image and interests of China. They also made a point that China would not forget anyone who supports these terrorists. #DailyScoopTv#China#CPEC #PakChina#Dasuattack
In an editorial; Chinese state-affiliated media "Global times" wrote "Some external forces reportedly have incited the terrorists in #Pakistan to inflict damage on China and Chinese interests. Once China obtains evidence that they support terror forces in Pakistan,
China will punish them".
In one month, two attacked on Chinese citizens happened in Pakistan. One is the "Dasu attack" where at least 12 persons, including nine Chinese engineers and two Frontier Corps personnel,
The Economist Intelligence Unit, released its ranking on Monday covering 60 major urban areas around the world, with focus on COVID-19 pandemic that has shown the “need for a more holistic approach to health and security and its closer integration into urban resilience planning.”
According to the index, Karachi has scored 39.7 points.
The division of points is as follows: 38.5 on digital Security, 48.4 on health security, 43.0 on infrastructure security, 33.3 on personnel security, and 35.4 on environmental security.