{"id":859,"date":"2026-07-09T11:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/?p=859"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:54:30","slug":"army-chief-issues-shoot-on-sight-order-against-bandits-and-terrorist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/army-chief-issues-shoot-on-sight-order-against-bandits-and-terrorist\/","title":{"rendered":"ARMY CHIEF ISSUES SHOOT ON SIGHT ORDER AGAINST BANDITS AND TERRORIST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/army-chief.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/army-chief.jpg 545w, https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/army-chief-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" 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