THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1. Pakistan presents blueprint for ‘ties’ to Biden admin
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2301686/pakistan-presents-blueprint-for-ties-to-biden-admin
2. Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s Call With Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa
https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2629586/readout-of-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-austins-call-with-pakistans-chief-of-army/
3. With Afghanistan’s Future at Stake, US Courts Pakistan
https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/afghanistans-future-stake-us-courts-pakistan
4. Interview with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani “I Know I Am Only One Bullet Away from Death”
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-afghanistan-president-ashraf-ghani-i-know-i-am-only-one-bullet-away-from-death-a-82dc3dd6-3c27-4f93-97c9-d6cddf0cd117
5. Afghanistan’s president: ‘People don’t want the Taliban’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/afghanistans-president-people-dont-want-the-taliban/2021/05/20/8ff14f6e-b910-11eb-a5fe-bb49dc89a248_story.html
6. NSAs meet in Geneva, agree to step up Pak-US cooperation
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625477/nsas-meet-in-geneva-agree-to-step-up-pak-us-cooperation
7. Pakistan can’t Insulate Itself from Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future
https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29679/with-us-withdrawal-afghanistan-conflict-could-endanger-pakistan-s-security
8. Afghanistan Retrograde Nearly One-Quarter Complete
https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2632456/afghanistan-retrograde-nearly-one-quarter-complete/
9. Blinken: Unclear Whether Iran Will Comply with Nuclear Commitments
https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/blinken-unclear-whether-iran-will-comply-nuclear-commitments
RUSSIA & EUROPE
1. Russia needs to work on ‘soft power,’ but everything’s fine with real power, Kremlin says
https://tass.com/politics/1292347
2. Ministry: China-EU investment deal also benefits world
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202105/27/WS60af8b2da31024ad0bac1ea1.html
3. Switzerland walks out of seven-year treaty talks with EU
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/27/switzerland-walks-out-of-seven-year-treaty-talks-with-eu#:~:text=Switzerland%20has%20walked%20out%20of,areas%2C%20EU%20officials%20have%20claimed
4. Foreign Minister addresses the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET)
http://mofa.gov.pk/foreign-minister-addresses-the-european-parliaments-foreign-affairs-committee-afet/
5. 5th Round of Pakistan-Tajikistan Bilateral Political Consultations
http://mofa.gov.pk/5th-round-of-pakistan-tajikistan-bilateral-political-consultations/
6. European Parliamentarians Demand End to Investment in Russian Gas Project
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/05/27/european-parliamentarians-demand-end-to-investment-in-russian-gas-project-a74028
7. Armenia Says Six Soldiers Captured by Azerbaijan at Border
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/05/27/armenia-says-six-soldiers-captured-by-azerbaijan-at-border-a74032
8. British Ambassador to Russia signed a protocol to an agreement on the prevention of incidents on the water
https://tass.ru/politika/11493631
MULTILATERALISM
1. UN chief welcomes Gaza ceasefire announcement between Israel and Hamas
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/05/1092372
2. Ceasefire can’t hide scale of destruction in Gaza, UN warns, as rights experts call for ICC probe
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/05/1092482
3. One blue helmet lost is ‘one too many’: UN peacekeeping chief reports spike in 2021 fatalities
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/05/1092632
4. Step up global plan for COVID-19 vaccines, UN chief says in message to World Health Assembly
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/05/1092592
5. Ending COVID, Preventing Future Pandemics Expected to Top UN Health Meeting Agenda
https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/ending-covid-preventing-future-pa-ndemics-expected-top-un-health-meeting-agenda
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
1. SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
2. SBP fully backs 3.94pc growth rate estimate
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625495/sbp-fully-backs-394pc-growth-rate-estimate
3. Pakistan officially added to Amazon sellers list
https://www.dawn.com/news/1624970
4. FDI tumbles 32.5pc in 10MFY21
https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/05/22/fdi-tumbles-32-5pc-in-10mfy21/
5. CPEC fits perfectly with Pakistan’s geo-economic paradigm: NSA Moeed Yusuf
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2301940/cpec-fits-perfectly-with-pakistans-geo-economic-paradigm-nsa-moeed-yusuf
6. Pakistan’s growth miracle
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2301343/pakistans-growth-miracle
7. Circular debt drops Rs189b in 10 months
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2301602/circular-debt-drops-rs189b-in-10-months
8. Moody’s sees robust GDP growth potential
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625493/moodys-sees-robust-gdp-growth-potential
9. Next budget envisages all-inclusive sustainable economic growth: Tarin
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625496/next-budget-envisages-all-inclusive-sustainable-economic-growth-tarin
10. Wapda’s Indus Bond listed on London Stock Exchange
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625497/wapdas-indus-bond-listed-on-london-stock-exchange
11. Australia approves two Pakistan mango facilities
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625695/australia-approves-two-pakistan-mango-facilities
12. ICT exports jump 46pc in July-April
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625692/ict-exports-jump-46pc-in-july-april
13. WB pledges support to achieve uplift objectives in Pakistan
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625698/wb-pledges-support-to-achieve-uplift-objectives-in-pakistan
14. Greater fiscal discipline required
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625407/greater-fiscal-discipline-required
15. Current account posts $773m surplus in 10MFY21
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625699/current-account-posts-773m-surplus-in-10mfy21
16. PSX sets new record of daily traded volume at 1.56 billion shares
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625838/psx-sets-new-record-of-daily-traded-volume-at-156-billion-shares
17. 27.8MHz spectrum sale to raise over $1bn
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625961/278mhz-spectrum-sale-to-raise-over-1bn
18. 16.4pc households experience food insecurity
https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//pslm/publications/pslm_district_2019-20/Key_Finding_Report_of_PSLM_District_Level_Survey_2019-20.pdf
19. Despite bumper wheat crop Pakistan still not food secure
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625954/despite-bumper-wheat-crop-pakistan-still-not-food-secure
20. Oil jumps over 3% as fears of Iranian exports ease
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-up-more-than-1-potential-hitch-iran-talks-2021-05-24/
21. A Govt remains dedicated to addressing challenges of climate change: PM Imran
https://www.dawn.com/news/1625994
22. In a first, Pakistan to host World Environment Day 2021
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/838967-in-a-first-pakistan-to-host-world-environment-day-2021
23. IUCN body welcomes Pakistan’s selection as host country for WED
https://dailytimes.com.pk/759147/iucn-body-welcomes-pakistans-selection-as-host-country-for-wed/
24. Pakistan: Food Security Snapshot Balochistan & Sindh | March – September 2021
https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/pakistan-food-security-snapshot-balochistan-sindh-march-september-2021
25. Balakot hydropower project to improve energy security: Omar
https://dailytimes.com.pk/759356/balakot-hydropower-project-to-improve-energy-security-omar/
26. Earth Is Barreling Toward 1.5 Degrees Celsius Of Warming, Scientists Warn
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/26/1000465487/earth-is-barreling-toward-1-5-degrees-celsius-of-warming-scientists-warn
27. Out of sync: How climate change is messing with nature’s timing
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/out-of-sync-how-climate-change-is-messing-with-nature-s-timing-1.4568492
28. NASA to design new ‘Earth System Observatory’ as part of national push against climate change
https://www.space.com/nasa-earth-system-observatory-climate-change-satellites
