Belarus–Pakistan Trade Push: At the 9th Pakistan-Belarus Joint Ministerial Commission in Islamabad, both sides signed trade and media protocols and reaffirmed plans to deepen cooperation across industry, agriculture, energy, banking, transport, and digital economy, including online B2B links for seafood, citrus, mangoes, fruit puree, potatoes, seeds and dairy. Sanctions-Evasion Crackdown: Austria dismantled a network supplying dual-use industrial equipment to Russia’s arms industry via shell firms and falsified end-user documents, with Belarusian individuals convicted for exporting sanctioned tools and CNC machines used for missile and aircraft components. Fuel Supply Shock: Russia’s petrol imports from India mark a major shift driven by refinery damage from the war, underscoring how disruption is spilling into regional supply chains that Belarus-linked trade routes can also feel. Cross-Border Engineering: Lithuania approved new counter-mobility fortifications along the Belarus and Russia borders, including wetland restoration and wide obstacle strips—an indirect reminder of how infrastructure planning is now tied to security. Belarus Industry Watch: A new report says Belarus’s industrial export deficit has grown nearly fivefold over five years.