Implement Pausable Contract Mechanism

[Mkalbani]

Provides emergency protection against exploits or unexpected contract behavior.

Acceptance Criteria

• Sensitive contract functions should be disabled while paused.
• Only authorized accounts can pause/unpause.
• Tests should cover paused and unpaused states.

[wokedi]

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Hi maintainer, i have gone through the task description and will like to work on this please. ETA: 8hours. Thank you

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[JoaquinSkorg]

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Hello maintainer, kindly assign this issue to me

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[ayshadogo]

@ayshadogo has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 5th wave.

Hello Maintainer

I would like to work on this please

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