Daily brief
Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif posted on social media calling Israel a 'curse for humanity' and 'cancerous' after Israeli strikes in Lebanon reportedly killed over 300 people. He later deleted the post. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office condemned the remarks as 'evil'. (ongoing coverage)
Sikh pilgrims from India arrived in Pakistan to celebrate the Baisakhi festival.
The IMF reported that Ukraine's population is declining the fastest in the world.