Monday, June 17th, 2024
Pakistan marks Eid ul Adha under shadow of Gaza war
ISLAMABAD, JUN 17: Pakistanis marked the holy festival of Eid ul Adha on Monday under the shadow of the months-long Gaza war, which has claimed the lives of thousands of innocent Palestinians. At least 37,337 Palestinians have been killed and 85,299 injured in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza since October 7, the Gaza health ministry said, with thousands more dead feared unrecovered under the rubble. Despite growing international pressure for a ceasefire, an agreement to halt the fighting still appears distant, more than eight months since the war began. In their Eid messages, Pakistan’sRead More