Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

    FGN23 PAK-BILAWAL-INDIA
     *Bilawal says India's decision to suspend IWT an attack on Indus Valley Civilisation
     Islamabad: India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty is an attack on the Indus Valley civilisation and culture, Pakistan's former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said.
    
     FGN19 UN-INDIA-MARITIME SECURITY
     At UNSC, India reaffirms commitment to 'free, open and rules-based' maritime order
     United Nations: India has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting a "free, open, and rules-based" maritime order at a UN Security Council debate, underlining that maritime security is a collective challenge that demands international collaboration.
    
     FGN21 PAK-OPERATION-MILITANTS
     55,000 displaced as forces launch operation against TTP militants in northwest Pakistan: Lawmaker
     Peshawar: Around 55,000 people have been displaced from Bajaur tribal district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Pakistani forces launched a large-scale "targeted operation" against militants in the restive region, bordering Afghanistan, a provincial lawmaker has said.

     FGN13 BANGLA-POLLS
     B'desh govt taking all steps for 'free, fair' polls: Home Adviser Chowdhury
     Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government is making all possible strides to hold the upcoming general elections in a "free, fair and peaceful" manner, Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said.

     FGN17 MYANMAR-UN-HUMAN RIGHTS
     UN-backed investigators allege torture, sex crimes in Myanmar detention facilities
     Geneva: A UN-backed investigator says his team has turned up significant evidence of “systemic torture” in Myanmar's detention centres, including electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape and burning of sexual body parts over the last year. (AP)

     FGN22 IRAN-ARRESTS
     Iran says it detained 21,000 suspects during the June war with Israel
     Tehran: Iran's police detained 21,000 suspects during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran in June, state media reported on Tuesday. (AP)*

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