The U.N. Security Council has strongly condemned recent militant attacks in southwestern Pakistan that have killed more than 50 people, mostly civilians, as the country's security forces press their operations in the insurgency-hit Balochistan province.

Pakistani police and military forces have killed over 100 "Indian-backed terrorists" in Balochistan, according to government officials

Attackers dressed as ordinary civilians entered hospitals, schools, banks and markets Saturday before opening fire, Pakistani officials said.

Pakistan's forfeit will give India two points if the two teams' match does not proceed, and their net run rate will also suffer significantly.

Assailants armed with guns and grenades have carried out nearly a dozen coordinated attacks across southern Pakistan

THE FOG of war can make it difficult to understand what is happening during a conflict. Sometimes that murkiness can persist long after the guns have fallen silent. That is proving true of the four-day skirmish between India and Pakistan that took place last May.

Perhaps, Pakistan felt it had returned to its older role of indispensable intermediary as New Delhi remained the insouciant child who refused to bow to Trump’s diktats. Overnight, the illusion shattered as Trump announced the US had reached a trade agreement with India lowering tariffs on India’s exports to 18%.

India forfeit could leave Pakistan with a two-point deficit and plenty of catching up to do in Group A