Palestinians mark ‘Nakba’

About 300 Arab Israelis gathered Thursday in the ruins of a village that Palestinians fled during the 1948 war that led to the creation of Israel, to commemorate what Palestinians call the “Nakba”, or catastrophe. As Israel celebrated Independence Day on Thursday, the demonstrators — men, women, and children — marched through the ruins chanting, “Your independence […]

COAS vows ‘notch-up response’ to any Indian aggression

Amid relentless brinkmanship from New Delhi following the Pahalgam incident, Army chief General Syed Asim Munir has given an unequivocal warning to warmongers across the border: any aggression from India will receive a “swift, resolute, and notch-up response” from Pakistan’s military. The army chief’s stern warning came days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly […]

Will Babar, Rizwan return for BD series?

Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam and white-ball vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan are unlikely to feature in the upcoming five-match T20I home series against Bangladesh, with reports indicating that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not planning to recall the experienced duo. Despite being Pakistan’s leading run-scorers in T20I history, Babar and Rizwan have not played a […]