THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  How the U.S., U.K. and Pakistan Teamed Up To Stop Another 9/11
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/02/liquid-bomber-plot-counterterrorism-international-cooperation-526246
Ø  U.S. Military Focusing on ISIS Cell Behind Attack at Kabul Airport
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/us/politics/afghan-war-isis-attack.html
Ø  Neutrality the answer?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/2/letters-to-the-editor-neutrality-the-answer/
Ø  Analysts: Afghan Taliban do little to stop Pakistan fighters
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/analysts-afghan-taliban-do-little-to-stop-pakistan-fighters/2022/01/06/fe6fdb84-6eb6-11ec-b1e2-0539da8f4451_story.html
Ø  Democrats and Republicans enduring need to work together in a world transformed
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/1/democrats-and-republicans-enduring-need-to-work-to/
Ø  China denies US report it’s rapidly growing its nuclear arms
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-denies-us-report-its-rapidly-growing-its-nuclear-arms/2022/01/04/ecbb5990-6d2b-11ec-b1e2-0539da8f4451_story.html
Ø  The Real Crisis of Global Order: Illiberalism on the Rise
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2021-12-14/illiberalism-real-crisis-global-order
Ø  The United States Needs a Democracy Summit at Home
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-01-09/united-states-needs-democracy-summit-home
Ø  India’s Religious Minorities Are Under Attack
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/30/india-religious-minorities-under-attack-christian-muslim-modi-bjp/
Ø  Five Foreign Policy Stories to Watch in 2022
https://www.cfr.org/blog/five-foreign-policy-stories-watch-2022
Ø  The Looming Threat of a Nuclear Crisis with Iran
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/03/the-looming-threat-of-a-nuclear-crisis-with-iran
Ø  Why Are Authoritarians Framing International Approaches to Disinformation?
https://www.lawfareblog.com/why-are-authoritarians-framing-international-approaches-disinformation
Ø  Insight: Nuclear Arms Control After the Biden-Putin Summit
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN11694
Ø  2021 Year in Review: Celebrating UN values in action https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/12/1108482
Ø  Harsh winter fuels ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1109122 
Ø  UN chief ‘encouraged’ by first joint statement from key nuclear armed States  https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1109052
Ø  70 per cent vaccination target must be met to ward off Omicron: WHO
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1109082   
Ø  World Report 2021
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media_2021/01/2021_hrw_world_report.pdf          

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Pakistani airlines expected to get nod for UK, EU operations after clearing ICAO safety audit: CAA
https://www.dawn.com/news/1667782?ref=whatsapp
Ø  ‘Russia plans oil and gas investments in Afghanistan’
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2337126/russia-plans-oil-and-gas-investments-in-afghanistan
Ø  Pakistan highly values ties with Greece: President
https://nation.com.pk/07-Jan-2022/pakistan-highly-values-ties-with-greece-president
Ø  Hungary willing to support Pak in sports
https://dnanews.com.pk/hungary-willing-to-support-pak-in-sports/
Ø  Fawad for promoting trade b/w Pakistan, UK
https://www.radio.gov.pk/05-01-2022/fawad-for-promoting-trade-bw-pakistan-uk
Ø  Meeting of Romanian Ambassador to Pakistan Nicole Goya with Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi
https://urdu-app-com-pk.translate.goog/urdu/289609?_x_tr_sl=ur&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
Ø  Economy in 2022 and beyond
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2336826/economy-in-2022-and-beyond
Ø  Senate body rejects several finance bill proposals
https://www.geo.tv/latest/391905-senate-body-rejects-several-finance-bill-proposals
Ø  Left with a bitter taste
https://www.dawn.com/news/1667350/left-with-a-bitter-taste
Ø  $2.3bn committed to Pakistan in 2021: ADB
https://www.dawn.com/news/1666929/23bn-committed-to-pakistan-in-2021-adb
Ø  Economy to grow at 5pc in first half of 2022: govt
https://www.dawn.com/news/1666932/economy-to-grow-at-5pc-in-first-half-of-2022-govt
Ø  Energy sector: a few winners, many losers
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2336585/energy-sector-a-few-winners-many-losers
Ø  Govt to seek probe into ‘bank cartel’
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2337317/govt-to-seek-probe-into-bank-cartel
Ø  Nine export sectors post double-digit growth in December
https://www.dawn.com/news/1667690/nine-export-sectors-post-double-digit-growth-in-december
Ø  Trade deficit widens 106pc in July-Dec
https://www.dawn.com/news/1667861/trade-deficit-widens-106pc-in-july-dec
Ø  Govt debt up 6pc in 5MFY22
https://www.dawn.com/news/1667857/govt-debt-up-6pc-in-5mfy22
Ø  New era of digital banking begins: SBP
https://www.dawn.com/news/1667526/new-era-of-digital-banking-begins-sbp
Ø  Will ‘Ehsaas’ be enough?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1667253/will-ehsaas-be-enough
Ø  Oil extends rally on Kazakhstan unrest and Libyan outages
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/oil-falls-one-month-high-opec-supply-plans-us-fuel-inventory-surge-2022-01-06/
Ø  Ladder of climate ambition
https://www.dawn.com/news/1666939
Ø  Pakistan, World Bank sign MoU to tackle climate change
https://www.dawn.com/news/1667614
Ø  Govt, UNEP launch initiative for chemical, hazardous waste management
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/923141-govt-unep-launch-initiative-for-chemical-hazardous-waste-management

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