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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
| Ø Pakistan eyes US energy imports, Boeing aircraft financing
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444153 Ø The US-Pakistan tango https://www.thenews.pk/print/1442414-the-us-pakistan-tango Ø DG ISPR says Pakistan acting as an ‘honest broker’ in US-Iran war https://www.dawn.com/news/2035912 Ø The Mecca Pact and Pakistan’s Bid to Become Indispensable https://warontherocks.com/the-mecca-pact-and-pakistans-bid-to-become-indispensable/ Ø The US just sanctioned the International Criminal Court. What’s next? Ø Iran and Its Houthi Proxies Target Saudi Airports and Gulf Shipping Ø Russia, Iran, and Trump’s Shock-and-Awe Foreign Policy Ø In Islamabad, Guterres calls for an end to the US-Iran conflict https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168532 Ø At UN, Pakistan demands urgent ceasefire in Ukraine after four years of war Ø Pakistan urges UN Security Council to implement its resolutions on Kashmir for lasting peace Ø Israeli actions in Syria ‘counterproductive’ to regional peace, Pakistan tells UN Ø Gaza braces for winter amid attacks, joint patrols in CAR, 90 cities commit to sustainable development https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168596 Ø Afghanistan: Women face fresh dress code arrests amid record refugee returns https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168551 Ø Afghanistan: A Multilayered Crisis with Devastating Consequences for Children |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
| Ø Can Russia help ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Ø Russia, Pakistan discuss ways to strengthen security cooperation Ø Albanian PM blames ‘foreign hands’ for unrest as student protests intensify Ø Ukraine advances in occupied Donetsk as Trump hands Putin diesel deal Ø EU rallies in support of Ukraine amid Trump standoff https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/eu-rallies-in-support-of-ukraine-amid-trump-standoff Ø US in ‘denuclearisation’ talks with Russia and China: Trump https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/us-in-denuclearisation-talks-with-russia-and-china-trump Ø EU pushes labour mobility but launches €5m border security project in Pakistan Ø Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland Ø NATO says will do ‘anything and everything’ if alliance is attacked |
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POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS |
| Ø SBP Weekly Data Report http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp Ø Pakistan to chair World Bank, IMF boards in 2027 for first time since 1953 Ø World Bank sees ‘moderate’ progress in Pakistan’s tax reforms https://www.dawn.com/news/2037220/world-bank-sees-moderate-progress-in-pakistans-tax-reforms Ø Fixing the export challenge https://www.dawn.com/news/2036556/fixing-the-export-challenge Ø IMF raises inflation forecast to 9.9% https://tribune.com.pk/story/2634539/imf-raises-inflation-forecast-to-99 Ø From stabilisation to growth https://tribune.com.pk/story/2634304/from-stabilisation-to-growth Ø Oil touches $110 a barrel for first time since May on Middle East, Russia supply fears Ø 2026 Global Hunger Index: Pakistan records the highest rate in South Asia Ø Agriculture: Opting for sustainable farming https://www.dawn.com/news/2036522/agriculture-opting-for-sustainable-farming Ø ‘Pakistan’s poverty rate higher than India, B’desh’ https://www.dawn.com/news/2036753/pakistans-poverty-rate-higher-than-india-bdesh Ø Banks ignore climate in project financing https://www.dawn.com/news/2037007/banks-ignore-climate-in-project-financing |
