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It suspended gas supply to several parts of the city and at least five more districts, the official said.

The conflicting statements came as the economic and humanitarian toll of the war mounted, with fuel shortages spreading worldwide, sending companies and countries scrambling to contain the fallout.

Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is leading the talks with the United States, a source told The Jerusalem Post.

Conflicting accounts over a disputed airstrike leave questions about the target and reported civilian deaths unresolved.

Combat has included Pakistani air strikes on Taliban government installations, such as the Bagram air base north of the Afghan capital Kabul.

The current fighting marks the latest episode of escalation between the two Muslim states after weeks of escalating tensions and is their most significant conflict since 2021.

The incident, just days after Pakistani airstrikes, is the latest flare-up along the border since the declaration of the October ceasefire.

An attacker opened fire at the gates of the mosque before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people in the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan's capital in more than a decade.

State broadcaster Pakistan Television reported that members of an armed group carried out coordinated attacks at more than a dozen locations, including Quetta, Nushki, Dalbandin, Pasni, and Gwadar. 

Young Pakistanis are weighing disengagement or emigration as economic strain and political pressure squeeze opportunity and speech.