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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
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Ø Pakistan to be sold advanced US air-to-air missiles by Raytheon https://www.dawn.com/news/1947237 Ø Natalie Baker, Kayani agree to enhance Pak-US cooperation https://www.nation.com.pk/08-Oct-2025/natalie-baker-kayani-agree-enhance-pak-us-cooperation Ø Pakistan’s Pasni port pitch to Washington can reshape regional rivalries with China and India Ø Pakistan Courts Trump With Port Offer https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/08/pakistan-trump-port-critical-minerals-offer-china/ Ø The Future of United States Black Sea Strategy https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/future-united-states-black-sea-strategy-matthew-boyse Ø What is a government shutdown? Ø The Trump Gaza Peace Plan Needs the EU, Too Ø Is the U.S.-Israel Gaza Peace Plan a Deal or a Distraction? https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/10/us-israel-gaz a-peace-plan-deal-distraction?lang=en Ø Foreign occupation of IIOJK, Palestine betrayal of UN principles: Pakistan Ø Regional peace impossible without Kashmir settlement, Pakistan tells UN Ø Pakistan urges resolution of conflicts, ending foreign occupation in bid to eliminate terrorism Ø UN chief calls for Israel and Hamas to ‘abide fully’ by terms of US peace plan https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/10/1166063 Ø WHO says rebuilding Gaza’s shattered health system critical to a lasting peace https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/10/1166057 Ø Disarmament over destruction: A renewed push for a world without nuclear weapons |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
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Ø India seals £350m missile purchase deal with UK https://www.dawn.com/news/1947815/india-seals-350m-missile-purchase-deal-with-uk Ø Modi, Starmer hail UK-India trade deal as new investment revealed Ø Moldova’s vote is one more sign of Russia’s weakness in its ‘near abroad’ Ø Russia says prospects for Ukraine peace deal now faded as its war rages on Ø ‘Crisis’: Why EU plan for 50 percent tariffs is spooking British steel Ø Spain’s parliament formally approves Israel arms embargo https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/8/spains-parliament-formally-approves-israel-arms-embargo Ø France’s Macron to appoint new prime minister within 48 hours Ø Putin admits Russian role in 2024 Azerbaijani jet crash, offers redress Ø ‘Should throw them out of NATO’: Trump blasts Spain over defence spending Ø The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it Ø Pakistan, seen from Europe https://www.dawn.com/news/1947583 Ø Putin Postpones Russia-Arab Summit, Citing Gaza Ceasefire Deal Ø Europe worries it’s already at war — and America hasn’t noticed https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/09/politics/putin-trump-nato-russia-europe-ukraine-war-analysis |
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POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS |
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Ø SBP Weekly Data Report Ø Staff-level agreement within reach amid progress in Pakistan-IMF talks https://www.geo.tv/latest/627679-imf-pakistan-make-progress-toward-staff-level-deal Ø Pension shake-up: Finance ministry enforces new contribution rules https://www.dawn.com/news/1946440/pension-shake-up-finance-ministry-enforces-new-contribution-rules Ø Pakistani banks lead Asia-Pacific in returns https://www.dawn.com/news/1947333/pakistani-banks-lead-asia-pacific-in-returns Ø IMF seeks clarity on $11b trade data gap https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570694/imf-seeks-clarity-on-11b-trade-data-gap Ø Investors are packing up; Pakistan must ask why https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570856/investors-are-packing-up-pakistan-must-ask-why Ø Economic revival vs rising poverty https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570855/economic-revival-vs-rising-poverty Ø Does the country’s tariff policy require a bold rethink? https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570857/does-the-countrys-tariff-policy-require-a-bold-rethink Ø IMF pushes for taxes on farm inputs https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570971/imf-pushes-for-taxes-on-farm-inputs Ø SBP sees recovery, analysts disagree https://tribune.com.pk/story/2571608/sbp-sees-recovery-analysts-disagree Ø Oil prices fall slightly as risk premium fades after Gaza deal Ø Human capital transformation https://www.dawn.com/news/1946807/human-capital-transformation Ø Developing provincial NDCs https://www.dawn.com/news/1947584/developing-provincial-ndcs Ø Green Goals, Grey Gaps: The Realist Side of Pakistan’s Climate Promises Ø Pakistan launches Paris-Aligned Finance Fellowship to boost climate-smart banking https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2618282/pakistan Ø Pollution, missing heat, and cyclones: what aerosols are doing to climate risk Ø Copernicus: Third-warmest September on record amid persistently high ocean temperature Ø IMF relief sought on flood losses https://tribune.com.pk/story/2571409/imf-relief-sought-on-flood-losses Ø FPCCI ranks transport sector 2nd-largest CO2 emitter https://tribune.com.pk/story/2571214/transport-sector-2nd-largest-co2-emitter |
