THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

1. Post Afghanistan, US-Pakistan relations stand on the edge of a precipice
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/10/13/post-afghanistan-us-pakistan-relations-stand-on-the-edge-of-a-precipice/
2. Pakistan’s partisan role during US elections annoyed Biden: Malik
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/899729-pakistan-s-partisan-role-during-us-elections-annoyed-biden-malik
3. US, Pakistani officials in strained talks over Afghanistan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-pakistani-officials-in-strained-talks-on-afghanistan/2021/10/08/c7ab0602-2814-11ec-8739-5cb6aba30a30_story.html
4. Pakistan may not enjoy same relations with US as it once did: Ambassador Asad Majeed
https://www.geo.tv/latest/375523-pakistan-may-not-enjoy-same-relations-with-us-as-it-once-did-pak-ambassador-to-us
5. Imran Khan: US must engage with Taliban or face chaos
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/imran-khan-interview-afghanistan-us-taliban-engage-chaos
6. Pakistan’s Economic Future; A Conversation with Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Economic Stability, Pakistan’s Regional Role, and Geo-economics
https://www.usip.org/events/pakistans-economic-future
7. COVID-19 deaths at lowest level in nearly a year, WHO reports
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1102952
8. WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins, prevent future pandemics
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1102992
9. Afghanistan crisis worsening as temperatures drop, warns UNHCR
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1102802
10. When disaster strikes, developing countries still too vulnerable 
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/10/1102912

RUSSIA & EUROPE

1. FM’s address on the flagship event on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Pakistan-Germany diplomatic relations
https://mofa.gov.pk/foreign-ministers-address-on-the-flagship-event-on-the-occasion-of-the-70th-anniversary-of-pakistan-germany-diplomatic-relations-14-october-2021/
2. Foreign Secretary meets the Danish Climate Ambassador
https://mofa.gov.pk/foreign-secretary-meets-the-danish-climate-ambassador/
3. Norway attack was ‘act of terror’, says Police
https://www.dawn.com/news/1652095/norway-attack-was-act-of-terror-say-police
4. EAEU integration arouses interest of many countries – Putin
https://tass.com/politics/1349773
5. Contacts on Afghanistan in Moscow being prepared, confirms Kremlin spokesman
https://tass.com/politics/1349733
6. Afghan quagmire may trigger critical-level tensions, warns Moscow-led bloc’s brass
https://tass.com/politics/1349695
7. Taliban to visit Russia next week to take part in talks on Afghanistan, says diplomat
https://tass.com/politics/1349529
8. Russia retains considerable influence on Taliban – Russian envoy
https://tass.com/politics/1348419
9. Expanded trio on Afghanistan to meet before Moscow format talks – Russian Envoy
https://tass.com/world/1348311
10. France to extend COVID-19 state of emergency until July 2022
https://www.euronews.com/2021/10/13/france-to-extend-covid-19-state-of-emergency-until-july-2022
11. MEPs approve strengthened measures to attract highly skilled non-EU workers
https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/15/meps-approve-strengthened-measures-to-attract-highly-skilled-non-eu-workers
12. Afghanistan crisis is a ‘massive defeat’ for NATO but an opportunity for EU, says Historian Timothy Ash
https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/06/afghanistan-crisis-is-a-massive-defeat-for-nato-but-an-opportunity-for-eu-says-timothy-gar
13. EU, fearful of refugee crisis, delays response on Afghan asylum
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/15/eu-fearful-of-refugee-crisis-delays-response-on-afghan-asylum-2

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

1. SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
2. Tarin hopes successful outcome of IMF negotiations
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324791/tarin-hopes-successful-outcome-of-imf-negotiations
3. IMF sees Pakistan’s fiscal indicators improving
https://www.dawn.com/news/1651907/imf-sees-pakistans-fiscal-indicators-improving
4. Looking at rupee’s fall with the new normal lens
https://www.dawn.com/news/1651372/looking-at-rupees-fall-with-the-new-normal-lens
5. IMF forecasts 4% economic growth
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324594/imf-forecasts-4-economic-growth
6. Govt seeks hike in power tariff to salvage IMF package
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324847/govt-seeks-hike-in-power-tariff-to-salvage-imf-package
7. IMF asks Pakistan to bring down current account deficit
https://www.geo.tv/latest/374803-imf-asks-pakistan-to-bring-down-current-account-deficit
8. Stocks stage dramatic 1,112-point rally
https://www.dawn.com/news/1652078/stocks-stage-dramatic-1112-point-rally
9. FMD incurs $693 million loss annually: minister
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324855/fmd-incurs-693-million-loss-annually-minister
10. STZA signs MOUs to boost FDI, tech transfer and job creation
https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/10/15/stza-signs-mous-to-boost-fdi-tech-transfer-and-job-creation/
11. Pakistan gears up to digitalise head-counting
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324851/pakistan-gears-up-to-digitalise-head-counting
12. Country returns $1b raised via Sukuk
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324701/country-returns-1b-raised-via-sukuk
13. Remittances surge by 16.9% to $2.7b in September
https://www.geo.tv/latest/374696-remittances-surge-169-to-27b-in-september
14. The petroleum price challenge
https://www.dawn.com/news/1651374/the-petroleum-price-challenge
15. CPEC to improve cotton output
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2323809/cpec-to-improve-cotton-output
16. ADB okays technical assistance for Pakistan
https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/10/11/adb-okays-technical-assistance-for-pakistan/
17. Foreigners sell stocks worth $239m
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2323798/foreigners-sell-stocks-worth-239m
18. Hospitality sector needs industry status
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324555/hospitality-sector-needs-industry-status
19. IMF, G20 fret over supply chain hurdles
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324698/imf-g20-fret-over-supply-chain-hurdles
20. Winter is coming: Major gas crisis expected again in Pakistan
https://www.geo.tv/latest/375337-winter-is-coming-major-gas-crisis-expected-again-in-pakistan-amid-failure-to-buy-lng-cargoes
21. Oil prices rise, as Saudis dismiss supply concerns as demand grows
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-rises-expectation-high-natural-gas-drive-switch-heating-2021-10-14/
22. PM approves policies related to climate change, wildlife
https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/623930-PM-approves-policies-related-climate-change-wildlife
23. SBP eases conditions for renewable energy solution providers
https://www.geo.tv/latest/375268-sbp-eases-conditions-for-renewable-energy-solution-providers
24. Pakistan left out of $100 bn finance despite efforts to protect climate
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/898830-pakistan-left-out-of-100-bn-finance-despite-efforts-to-protect-climate
25. Pakistan gets lowest climate funding from ADB in 2011-20
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/899816-pakistan-gets-lowest-climate-funding-from-adb-in-2011-20
26. Pakistan is facing an existential crisis
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/10/13/pakistan-is-facing-an-existential-climate-crisis
27. ‘Pakistan joins global club to mitigate highly climate potent methane gas’
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/899655-pakistan-joins-global-club-to-mitigate-highly-climate-potent-methane-gas
28. Emissions in Pakistan down by 9pc: PM’s aide
https://www.dawn.com/news/1652113
29. Global carbon capture projects surge 50% in 9 months – research
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/global-carbon-capture-projects-surge-50percent-in-9-months-research/ar-AAPpcVP?li=BBnb7Kz
30. ADB raises 2019-2030 climate finance ambition to $100bn
https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/adb-raises-2019-2030-climate-finance-ambition-100-billion-315136
31. Energy Prices Should Retreat By Early 2022: IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath
https://www.ndtv.com/business/energy-prices-should-retreat-by-early-2022-imf-chief-economist-gita-gopinath-2573755
32. Nations nowhere close to halting ‘catastrophic’ climate change
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/13/nations-nowhere-close-to-halting-catastrophic-climate-change