CEASEFIRE: An outlawed Pakistani militant group behind numerous gun and bomb attacks announced a three-day ceasefire early today ahead of a key Muslim holiday, hours after Pakistan and Afghanistan also declared a temporary pause to escalating fighting. No exchanges of fire were reported.

Mohammad Khurasani, a spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, said the ceasefire was intended to allow people to observe Eid al-Fitr.

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