On 19 June, News agency Radio Liberty published an extract from a conversation between Putin and the head of the Republic of Tatarstan: “Around 54,500 people from Tatarstan have been deployed to the war against Ukraine, either as contract soldiers or through mobilisation,” said Rustam Minnikhanov. Tatarstan ranks second (after Bashkortostan) in terms of the number of confirmed fatalities in the war against Ukraine.

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The rising prices of fuel over several years has crippled the industry in Pakistan. The huge cost of transport of manufactured goods from factories to markets has contributed to rises in prices, closure of many factories and increases in unemployment.

According to security sources, 102 terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan have been killed in Operation Shaban and other intelligence-based operations conducted across Balochistan since July 5.