THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

1. Pakistan Pakistan-U.S. Relations
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11270
2. Two More Guantánamo Detainees Are Cleared for Transfer to Other Nations
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/us/politics/guantanamo-detainees-transfer.html
3. India may be talking to the Taliban. Here’s why we should welcome it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/13/pakistan-should-not-object-if-india-talking-with-taliban/
4. Iran cheers U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan — but fears what could follow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/10/iran-taliban-afghanistan-us-troop-withdrawal/

RUSSIA & EUROPE

1. Germany floods: At least 80 dead and hundreds unaccounted for
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57858829
2. British Defence Minister says UK will work with Taliban should they come to power
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2310500/british-defence-minister-says-uk-will-work-with-taliban-should-they-come-to-power-telegraph
3. Russia tells ‘hypocritical’ Afghan government to negotiate with Taliban
https://www.dawn.com/news/1635056/russia-tells-hypocritical-afghan-government-to-negotiate-with-taliban
4. EU court says hijab can be banned at work under certain conditions
https://www.dawn.com/news/1635223/eu-court-says-hijab-can-be-banned-at-work-under-certain-conditions
5. Terms of accord for gas pipeline signed with Russia
https://www.dawn.com/news/1635353/terms-of-accord-for-gas-pipeline-signed-with-russia
6. Pakistan, Russia discuss efforts for political settlement in Afghanistan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2310520/pakistan-russia-discuss-efforts-for-political-settlement-in-afghanistan
7. EU unveils sweeping climate change plan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57833807
8. Russia Teases ‘Fundamentally New’ Military Aircraft to Be Unveiled
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-moscow-rostec-makc-aircraft-1609162
9. Russia warns against US troop deployments in Central Asia near Afghanistan
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2021-07-13/russia-us-troops-central-asia-afghanistan-2136501.html
10. Russia’s most aggressive ransomware group disappeared. It’s unclear who made that happen
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/us/politics/russia-hacking-ransomware-revil.html
11. Qureshi meets Tajik counterpart
https://www.dawn.com/news/1634716/qureshi-meets-tajik-counterpart
12. Pakistan, Uzbekistan agree to finalise Preferential Trade Agree­ment
https://www.dawn.com/news/1635165
13. Pakistan reaffirms commitment to cooperative multilateralism
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2310327/pakistan-reaffirms-commitment-to-cooperative-multilateralism
14. CURTAIN RAISER : Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of SCO Member States Dushanbe, Tajikistan
http://mofa.gov.pk/curtain-raiser-meeting-of-the-council-of-foreign-ministers-cfm-of-sco-member-states-dushanbe-tajikistan/
15. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan
http://mofa.gov.pk/prime-minister-imran-khans-visit-to-the-republic-of-uzbekistan/

MULTILATERALISM

1. Afghanistan: 270,000 newly displaced this year, warns UNHCR
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1095782
2. UN chief says race to reach SDGs ‘can and must’ be turned around
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1095792
3. UN body unveils new plan to end ecological destruction, ‘preserve and protect nature’
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1095772
4. Conflict, climate change, COVID, forces more people into hunger
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1095672

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

1. SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
2. Govt to renegotiate deals with 12 independent power producers on NAB advice
https://www.dawn.com/news/1635354/govt-to-renegotiate-deals-with-12-independent-power-producers-on-nab-advice
3. EU seeks to rival China’s BRI with own plan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2310193/eu-seeks-to-rival-chinas-bri-with-own-plan
4. Uzbekistan to use Pakistani seaports for trade
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2310371/uzbekistan-to-use-pakistani-seaports-for-trade
5. Fisheries’ negotiations at WTO: the challenges
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2310756/fisheries-negotiations-at-wto-the-challenges
6. Foreign exchange: SBP reserves fall $26m to $17.2b
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2310711/foreign-exchange-sbp-reserves-fall-26m-to-172b
7. IMF and Pakistan’s goals are aligned: SBP Governor Reza Baqir
https://www.geo.tv/latest/359180-imf-and-pakistans-goals-are-aligned-sbp-governor-reza-baqir
8. Pakistan’s first e-bike receives overwhelming response
https://www.geo.tv/latest/359760-pakistans-first-e-bike-receives-overwhelming-response
9. Remittances record fastest growth in two decades to reach $29.4bln
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/863698-remittances-record-fastest-growth-in-two-decades-to-reach-29-4bln?_ga=2.147171831.130273969.1624945252-211639734.1619709886
10. Govt to launch Sukuk bonds in bid to gather funds for PIA
https://www.geo.tv/latest/360017-govt-to-launch-sukuk-bonds-in-bid-to-gather-funds-for-pia
11. Petrol prices peak to historic high in Pakistan
https://www.geo.tv/latest/360313-petrol-prices-highest-in-pakistan-history
12. Oil prices sink again, as investors look out for more supply
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/oil-prices-extend-losses-investors-brace-more-supplies-2021-07-15/
13. Climate change: Amazon regions emit more carbon than they absorb
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57839364                       
14. Climate change policy draft finalized
https://pakobserver.net/climate-change-policy-draft-finalized/
15. Climate Change: Indication To Pakistan
https://www.technologytimes.pk/2021/07/13/climate-change-indication-to-pakistan/
16. Bayer Pakistan holds webinar ‘Water scarcity to be aggravated by 2025 in Pakistan’
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40107336/bayer-pakistan-holds-webinar-water-scarcity-to-be-aggravated-by-2025-in-pakistan
17. Pakistan eyes world’s first ‘nature performance bond’
https://www.dawn.com/news/1634101
18. Parliamentarians agree on climate actions to counter challenges
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/07/12/parliamentarians-agree-on-climate-actions-to-counter-challenges/
19. Zartaj Gul opens tree plantation in Peshawar
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/864327-zartaj-gul-opens-tree-plantation-in-peshawar
20. ‘Do more’: PM Imran asks developed countries to help poor nations with ‘unutilised IMF quota’
https://www.dawn.com/news/1634875
21. Water scarcity, transportation are major challenges for Pakistan: Experts
https://dailytimes.com.pk/790513/water-scarcity-transportation-are-major-challenges-for-pakistan-experts/
22. PM Khan to address UN forum on Covid, climate change today
https://nation.com.pk/13-Jul-2021/pm-khan-to-address-un-forum-on-covid-climate-change-today
23. Human Rights Council Adopts Two Resolutions on Climate Change
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/human-rights-council-adopts-two-resolutions-climate-change-and-maternal-mortality-and
24. Imam for efforts to promote climate smart agriculture
https://dailytimes.com.pk/787599/imam-for-efforts-to-promote-climate-smart-agriculture/

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