More than 563,00 Dallas County residents have voted since Oct. 13, breaking the county’s early voting record set four years ago. Voting is up statewide, with more than 1 million voters casting their ballots in Harris County, which includes much of Houston, and droves of new voters in Collin and Denton counties in North Texas turning out. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo …

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus claimed twelve more lives in the country over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the disease to 6,727. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 847 fresh infections surfaced when 31,009 samples were tested during this period, lifting the national tally of cases to 327,063. Around 310,101 people have recovered from the …

The United States broke its daily record for new coronavirus infections on Friday as it reported 84,218 new cases due to outbreaks in virtually every part of the country, according to a Reuters tally. The spike in cases comes less than two weeks before the presidential election on Nov. 3 and is hitting battleground states such as Ohio, Michigan, North …

NEW DELHI: Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev was in a “stable” condition after undergoing emergency cardiac surgery on Friday after complaining of chest pain, hospital authorities said. The 61-year-old, who led India to their first World Cup title in 1983, was rushed to a Delhi hospital where surgeons conducted an emergency coronary angioplasty. Neither the hospital nor Kapil’s family commented …

KARACHI: Former Test opener-turned commentator Ramiz Raja while backing the idea of changing Pakistan’s Test captain says wicket-keeper/batsman Mohammad Rizwan appears a suitable choice as a replacement for incumbent skipper Azhar Ali. “Currently, Pakistan are seventh in the ICC Test rankings which clearly shows that we have struggled in Test cricket during the last few years. Therefore, we need a …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Federation Baseball (PFB) is going to set a new world record, presently held by the US, when it organises exhibitions matches between Pakistan Greens and Whites teams in Skardu city on Oct 31, at the highest altitude of above 7,000 feet besides staging an inter-district championship in Gilgit-Baltistan. Currently, Denver (Colorado) in the US is the highest …

KARACHI: Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq wants the International Cricket Council (ICC) to conduct the World Test Championship exactly the way it has been planned even if it means extending the duration of the event due to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Misbah’s statement came amid reports that the ICC is considering splitting points for unplayed games in the …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shifted the three Twenty20 Internationals from Lahore to Rawalpindi while the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League will be played in Karachi due to the smog situation in the Punjab capital. “Taking into consideration the health and well-being of professional athletes and match officials due to the recent deterioration in the air …

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has found that Pakistan has successfully complied with 21 out of 27 points of action and decided to keep the country on its ‘grey list’ until February 2021, the watchdog’s president said on Friday. FATF President Marcus Pleyer announced the decision at a virtual press conference held after the body’s three-day plenary session came …

ISLAMABAD: World Bank has approved a loan of $304 million in financing for the Punjab Resource Improvement and Digital Effectiveness Programme (Pride) that will support the provincial government in strengthening fiscal risk management and budget formulation to ensure reliable resource allocation for public services. Pride will support efficiencies in public resource management that generate savings and create fiscal space for …