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Pakistan says its troops killed 54 militants attempting to sneak across border from Afghanistan

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72% Informative

Pakistani security forces kill 54 militants who attempted to cross into the country from Afghanistan .

The military says the slain militants were sent by their “foreign masters” to carry out high-profile attacks inside Pakistan .

The insurgents were spotted and killed near the former stronghold of Pakistan Taliban near North Waziristan .

Pakistan has witnessed a surge in violence, mostly blamed on the Pakistani Taliban .

VR Score

71

Informative language

71

Neutral language

23

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

70

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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