CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (September 6-12, 2025)

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  US delegation explores investment opportunities in Pakistan’s maritime sector

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1342491-us-delegation-explores-investment-opportunities-in-pakistan-s-maritime-sector

Ø  Why America Should Bet on Pakistan

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/pakistan/why-america-should-bet-pakistan

Ø  US approves flood aid for Pakistan

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2566128/us-approves-flood-aid-for-pakistan

Ø  Pakistan’s Army Chief Sparks Alarm with Nuclear Threats on U.S. Soil

https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/pakistans-army-chief-sparks-alarm-with-nuclear-threats-on-u-s-soil/

Ø  US metals company signs $500m MoU with Pakistan on critical minerals

https://www.dawn.com/news/1940515/us-metals-company-signs-500m-mou-with-pakistan-on-critical-minerals

Ø  The Main Points in the Leaked Plan for Gaza

https://www.cnas.org/publications/video/the-main-points-in-the-leaked-plan-for-gaza

Ø  Trump Unfriends Modi’s India: Trump Frothing, India Calm

https://www.cnas.org/publications/video/trump-unfriends-modis-india-trump-frothing-india-calm

Ø  Pakistan calls for boosting UN peacekeeping missions’ role to resolve disputes

https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/905675-pakistan-calls-for-boosting-un-peacekeeping-missions-role-to-resolve-

Ø  Pakistan seeks UNSC meeting on Qatar strike

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2566156/pakistan-seeks-unsc-meeting-on-qatar-strike

Ø  Pakistan urges UN to address Kashmir human rights crisis

https://dailytimes.com.pk/1366610/pakistan-urges-un-to-address-kashmir-human-rights-crisis/#google_vignette

Ø  Gaza: Ceasefire urgently needed as civilians left with ‘no safe place’ to go

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165815

Ø  Ukraine: Guterres greatly concerned over reported Russian incursion into Polish airspace

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165820

Ø  Nuclear watchdog chief announces breakthrough on Iran monitoring

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165813

Ø  Afghanistan quake: ‘Communities are struggling with basic survival’

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165801

Ø  UN rights chief denounces ‘glorification of violence’ and attack on rule of law

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165794

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Iran FM Araghchi warns Europe against ‘reckless’ approach to nuclear deal

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/7/iran-fm-araghchi-warns-europe-against-reckless-approach-to-nuclear-deal

Ø  How China forgot promises and ‘debts’ to Ukraine, and backed Russia’s war

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/8/how-china-forgot-promises-and-debts-to-ukraine-and-backed-russias-war

Ø  Macron names close ally Sebastien Lecornu as new French PM

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/9/frances-macron-names-sebastien-lecornu-prime-minister

Ø  EU chief pledges action aimed at halting Israel’s war on Gaza

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/10/eu-chief-pledges-action-aimed-at-halting-israels-war-on-gaza

Ø  German police brutality targets pro-Palestine movement: Injured protester

Ø  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/10/german-police-brutality-targets-pro-palestine-movement-injured-protester

Ø  Israel’s President Herzog said ‘argued out of respect’ with British PM

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/11/israels-president-herzog-said-argued-out-of-respect-with-british-pm

Ø  France’s streets ablaze as antigovernment protests disrupt daily life

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/9/11/frances-streets-ablaze-as-antigovernment-protests-disrupt-daily-life

Ø  UK fires ambassador to US Peter Mandelson over links to Epstein

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/11/uk-fires-ambassador-to-us-peter-mandelson-over-links-to-epstein

Ø  Trump on Russia’s incursion into NATO: ‘Here we go!’

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/10/politics/trump-poland-russia-response

Ø  Trump or no Trump, Europe’s relationship with the US will never recover

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/11/donald-trump-europe-transatlantic-alliance-never-recover

Ø  Pakistan seeks overland access to Central Asia, Europe in talks with Kazakh deputy PM

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2614639/pakistan

Ø  Poland to convene UN Security Council — Foreign Ministry

https://tass.com/world/2015367

Ø  NATO prepares ‘defensive military response’ to UAV incident in Poland — Bloomberg

https://tass.com/world/2015587

Ø  EU rejects Trump’s idea of tariffs against China, India — WSJ

https://tass.com/economy/2015091

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

Ø  ADB, AIIB back $250m Panda bonds

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2566146/adb-aiib-back-250m-panda-bonds

Ø  Debt surges to record Rs80.5tr

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2565937/debt-surges-to-record-rs805tr

Ø  Floodhit Pakistan, India face rising Basmati prices

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2565713/floodhit-pakistan-india-face-rising-basmati-prices

Ø  In pursuit of capital

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2565548/in-pursuit-of-capital

Ø  Govt seeks IMF nod for new tax

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2566335/govt-seeks-imf-nod-for-new-tax

Ø  Riding out of shifting sands

https://www.dawn.com/news/1940057/riding-out-of-shifting-sands

Ø  Islamic fintech and our emerging role

https://www.dawn.com/news/1940431/islamic-fintech-and-our-emerging-role

Ø  IMF team due on Sept 25 for second review talks under $7bn loan programme

https://www.geo.tv/latest/623289-imf-team-due-on-sept-25-for-second-review-talks-under-7bn-loan-programme

Ø  Oil prices slide 2% on worries about global oversupply, US demand

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-slide-2-worries-about-global-oversupply-us-demand-2025-09-11/

Ø  What will it take to accelerate the SDGs?

https://www.geo.tv/latest/622721-what-will-it-take-to-accelerate-the-sdgs

Ø  Pakistan must shape its clean-energy future

https://www.dawn.com/news/1941208/pakistan-must-shape-its-clean-energy-future

Ø  Not just a disaster, the 2025 floods are a call to reimagine resilience

https://www.dawn.com/news/1940947/not-just-a-disaster-the-2025-floods-are-a-call-to-reimagine-resilience

Ø  Flood risks — act before, not after

https://www.dawn.com/news/1940433/flood-risks-act-before-not-after

Ø  Agriculture: The unfinished dream of land reforms

https://www.dawn.com/news/1940429/agriculture-the-unfinished-dream-of-land-reforms

Ø  Weak reforms fuel Pakistan’s energy black hole

https://www.dawn.com/news/1940070/weak-reforms-fuel-pakistans-energy-black-hole

Ø  Billions lost: Floods spark agri-emergency call

https://www.dawn.com/news/1939745/fbillions-lost-floods-spark-agri-emergency-call

Ø  Fixing Pakistan’s fragmented healthcare system

https://www.dawn.com/news/1938560/fixing-pakistans-fragmented-healthcare-system

Ø  Floods and fertility — a necessary crisis

https://www.dawn.com/news/1938562/floods-and-fertility-a-necessary-crisis

Ø  Billions lost: floods spark agri-emergency call

https://www.dawn.com/news/1939745/billions-lost-floods-spark-agri-emergency-call

Ø  Climate change mitigation: reducing emissions

https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/topics/in-depth/climate-change-mitigation-reducing-emissions

Ø  Climate change crisis, floods, and role of government

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40382352/climate-change-crisis-floods-and-role-of-government

Ø  PM Shehbaz stresses need for roadmap to overcome climate change challenges

https://www.dawn.com/news/1940977

Ø  Pakistan’s Floods Are a Climate Change Warning

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/climate/pakistans-floods-are-a-climate-change-warning.html

Ø  Climate change and monsoon rainfall in Pakistan

https://ncas.ac.uk/climate-change-and-monsoon-rainfall-in-pakistan/

Ø  Water Crisis in Asia: Why the World Cannot Afford Inaction

https://earth.org/water-crisis-in-asia-why-the-world-cannot-afford-inaction/

Ø  Mismanagement fuels floods

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2565549/mismanagement-fuels-floods

Ø  When the breadbasket washes away

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2565341/when-the-breadbasket-washes-away