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US President Donald Trump halted bombing of Iran after conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, leading to a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US. Pakistan condemned Iranian attacks on Saudi energy facilities as a 'dangerous escalation'. The IMF chief warned that the Middle East war will drive inflation higher and slow global growth.
A Pakistani man is suspected of smuggling stimulants worth 14.3 billion yen into Japan.
The arrest of a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative in Punjab exposed a module that helped Pakistani terrorists enter Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan said it hit a military target, but investigations suggest it was a rehabilitation center.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary