THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  US lawmakers call for probe into ‘irregularities’ in Pakistan’s Feb 8 polls

https://www.geo.tv/latest/551130-us-lawmakers-call-for-probe-into-irregularities-in-pakistans-feb-8-polls

Ø  Pakistan responds to US Congress resolution on Feb 8 elections

https://www.samaa.tv/2087316903-pakistan-responds-to-us-congress-resolution-on-feb-8-elections

Ø  Pakistan needs US investment in IT, energy, agriculture and mineral extraction: Masood Khan

https://dailytimes.com.pk/1203873/pakistan-needs-us-investment-in-it-energy-agriculture-and-mineral-extraction-masood-khan/

Ø  US backs Pakistan’s new anti-terror drive

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2474409/us-backs-pakistans-new-anti-terror-drive

Ø  US becomes Pakistan’s top export destination

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2474320/us-becomes-pakistans-top-export-destination

Ø  Operation Azm-e-Istehkam: Pakistan envoy to US stresses need for sophisticated small arms

https://www.geo.tv/latest/551474-operation-azm-e-istehkam-pakistan-envoy-to-us-stresses-need-for-sophisticated-small-arms

Ø  Key Foreign-Policy Moments From the Trump-Biden Debate

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/28/biden-trump-debate-foreign-policy-border-russia-israel-gaza-china/

Ø  Toward a Durable India-Pakistan Peace: A Roadmap through Trade

https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/06/toward-durable-india-pakistan-peace-roadmap-through-trade

Ø  Disorderly Conduct – How U.S.-China Competition Upended the International Economic Order & What the U.S. Can Do to Fix It

https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/disorderly-conduct

Ø  Gaza: Aid constraints and health issues persist amid ongoing conflict

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1151591

Ø  Security Council demands Houthis cease attacks in the Red Sea

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1151586

Ø  Global leaders address security and peacekeeping challenges at UN Police summit

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1151576

Ø  We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1151501

Ø  Security Council: Regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1151441

Ø  World Investment Report 2024

https://unctad.org/publication/world-investment-report-2024

Ø  Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and environmental disasters

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1151361

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Should we fear a far-right resurgence in Europe?

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/6/25/should-we-fear-a-far-right-resurgence-in-europe

Ø  ‘Terror attack’ on synagogue, churches in Russia’s Dagestan: What we know

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/24/terror-attack-on-synagogue-churches-in-russias-dagestan-what-we-know

Ø  South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia, North Korea sign strategic pact

https://www.voanews.com/a/south-korea-will-consider-supplying-arms-to-ukraine-after-russia-north-korea-sign-strategic-pact/7676277.html

Ø  ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian army chief, former defence minister

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/25/icc-issues-arrest-warrants-for-russian-army-chief-former-defence-minister

Ø  Trump says Kiev not winning in conflict with Russia

https://tass.com/world/1809751

Ø  Russia remains fundamental pillar of UN work — secretary-general

https://tass.com/world/1809727

Ø  EU, Ukraine sign agreement on security guarantees for Kiev

https://tass.com/world/1809425

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

Ø  Tax-laden budget sails through NA ahead of talks on fresh IMF loan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1842500/tax-laden-budget-sails-through-na-ahead-of-talks-on-fresh-imf-loan

Ø  Govt borrowing exceeds two-year combined figure

https://www.dawn.com/news/1841839/govt-borrowing-exceeds-two-year-combined-figure

Ø  The ‘cash cow’ of bakra-onomy

https://www.dawn.com/news/1841633/the-cash-cow-of-bakra-onomy

Ø  Revitalising development planning

https://www.dawn.com/news/1841625/revitalising-development-planning

Ø  Govt introduces pension reforms aiming to reduce financial burden

https://www.geo.tv/latest/551392-govt-introduces-pension-reforms-aiming-to-reduce-financial-burden

Ø  IMF rejects govt move to cut tax rates, grant concessions

https://www.geo.tv/latest/551329-imf-rejects-govt-move-to-cut-tax-rates-grant-concessions

Ø  State-owned enterprises’ losses swell 23% to Rs905bn in FY23

https://www.geo.tv/latest/551047-state-owned-enterprises-losses-swell-23-to-rs905bn-in-fy23

Ø  The elephant in the room

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2473367/the-elephant-in-the-room

Ø  Oil up ahead of US inflation data, set for third weekly gain

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-prices-edge-higher-supply-risks-mount-2024-06-28/

Ø  Carbon removal market can reach $100b

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2474653/carbon-removal-market-can-reach-100b

Ø  Irrigation on hold

https://www.dawn.com/news/1841624/irrigation-on-hold

Ø  Farmers deserve more

https://www.dawn.com/news/1841630/farmers-deserve-more

Ø  Implementing PHC primer

https://www.dawn.com/news/1842439

Ø  Record-breaking heat affects 5 billion people in nine days due to climate change

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2474791/record-breaking-heat-affects-5-billion-people-in-nine-days-due-to-climate-change

Ø  Two years on, Pakistan is still reeling from its worst-ever floods

https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/68862/two-years-on-pakistan-is-still-reeling-from-its-worst-ever-floods/