CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (September 20-26, 2025)

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  Exclusive: Trump to meet Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, US official says

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-meet-pakistan-pm-sharif-thursday-official-says-2025-09-24/

Ø  Trump, Muslim leaders explore Gaza peace options

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2568607/trump-muslim-leaders-explore-gaza-peace-options

Ø  Trump’s Gaza plan: Diplomacy, dilemmas, and Pakistan’s role

https://www.dawn.com/news/1944296

Ø  US, Pakistan explore rail connectivity

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2568418/us-pakistan-explore-rail-connectivity

Ø  Pakistan’s Cnergyico orders second US oil cargo, eyes more

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40384307/pakistans-cnergyico-orders-second-us-oil-cargo-eyes-more

Ø  US Navy ship arrives at Karachi Port

https://www.dawn.com/news/1944404/us-navy-ship-arrives-at-karachi-port

Ø  Review of ‘Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine’ by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley

https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/review-tomorrow-yesterday-life-death-pursuit-peace-israelpalestine-hussein-agha-mike-watson

Ø  Rethinking multilateralism for a new era

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-multilateralism-for-a-new-era/

Ø  Trump administration presented Gaza peace plan to Arab leaders

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/24/politics/trump-gaza-peace-plan

Ø  Gaza: UN agencies warn of escalating attacks, mass displacement and famine

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165934

Ø  Echoes of Gaza war dominate UN halls, from Assembly podium to Council chamber

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165929

Ø  UN’s Guterres to world leaders: Choose peace and cooperation over chaos

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165918

Ø  US President Trump criticizes UN, NATO and climate ‘hoax’

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165924

Ø  Trump Speaks at U.N.

https://www.rev.com/transcripts/trump-speaks-at-un

Ø  Climate Summit 2025: The path to COP30

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165897

Ø  UNGA hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165944

Ø  Pakistan calls for AI to be regulated under UN charter, warns against military application

https://www.dawn.com/news/1944528/pakistan-calls-for-ai-to-be-regulated-under-un-charter-warns-against-military-application

Ø  Pakistan calls for swift UN move to save Gaza

https://dailytimes.com.pk/1373371/pakistan-calls-for-swift-un-move-to-save-gaza/

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  UK recognises Palestinian statehood 108 years after Balfour Declaration

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/21/uk-pm-starmer-to-recognise-palestinian-statehood-before-unga-meeting

Ø  Trump claims Turkey ready to stop buying Russian oil

https://tass.com/economy/2021481

Ø  If NATO downs Russian plane, there will be war — ambassador to France

https://tass.com/politics/2021389

Ø  France among six more countries to formally recognise Palestinian statehood

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/22/france-recognises-palestinian-state-ahead-of-the-unga-meeting

Ø  In major shift, Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory from Russia

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/23/in-major-shift-trump-says-ukraine-can-win-back-all-territory-from-russia

Ø  Russia, Iran sign nuclear power plants deal as sanctions loom
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/24/russia-iran-sign-nuclear-power-plants-deal-as-sanctions-loom

Ø  Ukraine, Syria restore diplomatic ties after breakdown during Assad regime

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/25/ukraine-syria-restore-diplomatic-ties-after-breakdown-during-assad-regime

Ø  The US and Russia’s proxy war is bleeding Africa

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/9/25/the-us-and-russias-proxy-war-is-bleeding-africa

Ø  Why have Spain and Italy sent ships to assist the Gaza Sumud flotilla?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/25/why-have-spain-and-italy-sent-ships-to-assist-the-gaza-sumud-flotilla

Ø  Russia says no choice but war after Trump U-turn on Ukraine

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/24/russia-says-no-choice-but-war-after-trump-u-turn-on-ukraine

Ø  Is Russia testing NATO with aerial incursions in Europe?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/25/is-russia-testing-nato-with-aerial-incursions-in-europe

Ø  Rosenberg: Russia brushes off Trump’s claim of ‘paper tiger’ in aimless war

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3e70n4keyjo

Ø  Russia accuses NATO, EU of waging ‘real war’ on it via Ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/lavrov-un-accuses-nato-eu-declaring-real-war-russia-2025-09-25/

Ø  Can Pakistanis find their European dream in Belarus?

https://www.dw.com/en/can-pakistanis-find-their-european-dream-in-belarus/a-74132880

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp

Ø  Loan inflows nearly double in two months

https://www.dawn.com/news/1944639/loan-inflows-nearly-double-in-two-months

Ø  Fitch put Pakistan’s debt ratings under review

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2568060/fitch-put-pakistans-debt-ratings-under-review

Ø  Private forecasts flag steeper GDP fall

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2568058/private-forecasts-flag-steeper-gdp-fall

Ø  IMF presses Pakistan on missed tax targets

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2569003/imf-presses-pakistan-on-missed-tax-targets

Ø  ADB warns Pakistan lags in digital trade reforms

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2568061/adb-warns-pakistan-lags-in-digital-trade-reforms

Ø  Revenue failure not an NFC problem

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2568230/revenue-failure-not-an-nfc-problem

Ø  Free trade and domestic policy

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2568233/free-trade-and-domestic-policy

Ø  Banks seal Rs1.2 trillion circular debt deal

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2568816/banks-seal-rs12-trillion-circular-debt-deal

Ø  FDI shift beyond energy trap urged

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2569023/fdi-shift-beyond-energy-trap-urged

Ø  ILO unveils SME roadmap

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2569025/ilo-unveils-sme-roadmap

Ø  The understated debt burden

https://www.dawn.com/news/1943692/the-understated-debt-burden

Ø  Oil holds steady at multi-week high as Russia limits fuel exports, US GDP revised up

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-dip-investors-take-profits-after-seven-week-high-2025-09-25/

Ø  Unacknowledged heroes

https://www.dawn.com/news/1944467/unacknowledged-heroes

Ø  Minimum prices for major crops urged

https://www.dawn.com/news/1944273/minimum-prices-for-major-crops-urged

Ø  Poverty surge sparks World Bank warning

https://www.dawn.com/news/1944271/poverty-surge-sparks-world-bank-warning

Ø  Agriculture: In the aftermath of the floods

https://www.dawn.com/news/1943690/agriculture-in-the-aftermath-of-the-floods

Ø  Pakistan’s Flooding Underscores Misplaced Priorities

https://thediplomat.com/2025/09/pakistans-flooding-underscores-misplaced-priorities/

Ø  Living a shorter life

https://www.dawn.com/news/1943604/living-a-shorter-life

Ø  Pakistan’s flood mitigation crisis

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2568941/pakistans-flood-mitigation-crisis

Ø  Pakistan urges IMF to consider flood impact in next programme review

https://www.geo.tv/latest/625260-pm-shehbaz-urges-imf-to-consider-flood-impact-in-next-programme-review

Ø  Climate change to badly hit low-income earners, says ILO report

https://www.dawn.com/news/1944439

Ø  Pakistan, China team up to develop orchards

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2568375/pakistan-china-team-up-to-develop-orchards

Ø  The cost of breathing air

https://www.dawn.com/news/1943693/the-cost-of-breathing-air