The second group of six Pakistan cricketers will depart for Manchester on Friday, 3 July, by the national carrier

Musa Khan and Rohail Nazir to also depart with the side; left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar to join from England to assist the side in pre-series preparations

Following the announcement yesterday that three players had tested positive for Covid-19, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday confirmed that a further seven players and a player support personnel from a total of 35 have tested positive for Covid-19

The Pakistan Cricket Board has given special dispensation to Shoaib Malik by allowing him to join the men’s national cricket team in England on 24 July after spending time with his immediate family, whom he has not seen for nearly five months

Emirates will resume scheduled flight services to Sialkot from 24 June. From Pakistan, the airline now operates flights to Dubai from four cities – Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Sialkot

More flights for passengers will be available from 15th June between Dubai and 16 cities: Bahrain, Manchester, Zurich, Vienna, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Dublin, New York JFK, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, Taipei, Hong Kong, Perth and Brisbane

The United Arab Emirates has allowed its airports to resume transit air traffic after a two-month suspension due to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, the UAE government announced on Thursday