Army captain among four soldiers killed in gunbattles with suspected militants in northwest Pakistan
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been scene of several attacks on police, security forces and anti-polio vaccinators in recent weeks
- The gunbattles took place in North and South Waziristan districts, which have been former strongholds of Pakistani Taliban
- Pakistan this week authorized its Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency to tap calls, intercept messages in the ‘interest of national security’
- The decision drew public attention to issue of surveillance by spy agencies, particularly after leaking of several audio clips of notable figures
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- Group comprises three sisters from Gharwi Mohalla known for famous singers like Reshma, Mehdi Hassan
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- The three-month subsidy package is for people using up to 200 electricity units until the change of weather
- 2 poachers nabbed in King Salman Royal Natural Reserve
- A third caught setting fire to vegetation cover in Hail province
- Turkey hosts more than 3 million Syrian migrants, and resentment is growing
- Kremlin, with an officer of Russia’s Federal Security Service — or FSB — leading a private intelligence organization that promoted disinformation on social media through a network of fake accounts
- Saudi women in tourism and hospitality sectors underline power of workforce diversity, experts explain
- Three-time champions Spain became the first team to win six games at a Euros and are one game away from a record-breaking fourth crown
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