At least 10 terrorists and an army captain in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan district were killed in a military encounter. The operation was launched following intelligence reports of terrorist presence. Pakistan's military seized a large cache of ammunition. This follows a surge in terror attacks since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.
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In Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district, a fake doctor, Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav, is accused of impersonating a British cardiologist and conducting unauthorized heart surgeries at Mission Hospital, leading to seven patient deaths. CCTV footage shows Yadav in formal attire in the operation theatre. Authorities have sealed the cath lab, and Yadav faces charges of forgery and medical negligence.
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