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Draft — 1–15 June 2026

  1. Deadly violence broke out in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) over the death of a trader, Shahzeb Habib, in Rawalakot, Poonch district, on 6 June. It was followed by another wave of intense violence and protests by activists of the Joint.
    1. Deadly violence broke out in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) over the death of a trader, Shahzeb Habib, in Rawalakot, Poonch district, on 6 June. It was followed by another wave of intense violence and protests by activists of the Joint.

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I.  UNITED STATES – INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

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