CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (September 27-October 3, 2025)

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  This is not our document: Dar on US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza

https://www.dawn.com/news/1945658

Ø  Trump announced his 20-point Gaza peace plan. What comes next?

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/middleeast/trump-gaza-plan-what-comes-next-intl

Ø  Global Support for President Trump’s Bold Vision for Peace in Gaza

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/10/global-support-for-president-trumps-bold-vision-for-peace-in-gaza/

Ø  Changing geostrategic undercurrents and Pakistan

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570068/changing-geostrategic-undercurrents-and-pakistan

Ø  Joint Statement by the Leaders of Members of Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation Participating in the Multilateral Summit with the President of the United States of America

https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/joint-statement-by-the-leaders-of-members-of-arab-league-and-organization-of-islamic-cooperation-participating-in-the-multilateral-summit-with-the-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-tuesday-23-september-2025-new-york

Ø  Pakistan seeks to lure US investment after Trump’s pivot

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1347933-pakistan-seeks-to-lure-us-investment-after-trump-s-pivot

Ø  Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan in full

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70155nked7o

Ø  Explaining Trump’s Surprising Turn to Pakistan

https://warontherocks.com/2025/10/explaining-trumps-surprising-turn-to-pakistan/

Ø  Pakistan weighs troop deployment in Gaza under US peace plan

https://www.nation.com.pk/01-Oct-2025/pakistan-weighs-troop-deployment-gaza-us-peace-plan

Ø  How a UN Security Council resolution could help end the war in Gaza

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/how-a-un-security-council-resolution-could-help-end-the-war-in-gaza/

Ø  Pakistan’s Prime Minister warns of regional tensions, calls for a ceasefire in Gaza

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165967

Ø  Full coverage of the General Debate, as it happened

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165917

Ø  Pakistan seeks world action over Rohingya Muslims

https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Oct-2025/pakistan-seeks-world-action-rohingya-muslims

Ø  Pakistan hits back at India’s UN jibe

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2569538/pakistan-hits-back-at-indias-un-jibe

Ø  Pakistan urges halt to West Bank settlements

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2569925/pakistan-urges-halt-to-west-bank-settlements

Ø  The world is failing Gaza’s starving children, aid teams warn

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/10/1166007

Ø  Gaza: Guterres calls for ‘all parties’ to commit to US peace plan, as UN agencies stress urgent ceasefire need

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165995

Ø  UN warns time running out for families with terrorist ties stranded in Syria camps

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165966

Ø  New national climate plans unveiled at high-level summit ahead of COP30 conference

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165943

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Pak-Russia counter-terrorism drills Druzhba-VIII underway

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/09/27/pak-russia-counter-terrorism-drills-druzhba-viii-underway/

Ø  Will Europe use Russian assets to fund Ukraine? Could Moscow hit back?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/2/will-europe-use-russian-assets-to-fund-ukraine-could-moscow-hit-back

Ø  Israel halts the Flotilla, silence from EU leaders. Protests erupt across Europe

https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/10/02/israel-halts-the-flotilla-silence-from-eu-leaders-protests-erupt-across-europe/

Ø  Putin warns of harsh response to ‘Europe’s militarisation’

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/2/putin-warns-of-harsh-response-to-europes-militarisation

Ø  Why is the divisive Tony Blair now touted for post-Gaza war interim role?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/28/why-is-the-divisive-tony-blair-now-touted-for-post-gaza-war-interim-role

Ø  UK polls suggest Starmer is deeply unpopular. Can he survive another year?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/30/uk-polls-suggest-starmer-is-deeply-unpopular-can-he-survive-another-year

Ø  Why are US Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine a ‘red line’ for Russia?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/30/why-are-us-tomahawk-missiles-for-ukraine-a-red-line-for-russia

Ø  Macron, Meloni argue for caution in responding to Russian ‘provocations’

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/1/danish-pm-warns-that-russia-is-waging-hybrid-war-on-europe

Ø  Russia advances in Ukraine as Zelenskyy touts ‘mega’ US weapons deal

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/2/russia-advances-in-ukraine-as-zelenskyy-touts-mega-us-weapons-deal

Ø  UK police identify suspect in Manchester UK synagogue attack

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/2/uk-police-shoot-man-suspected-of-stabbing-at-manchester

Ø  ECC approves SRO to amend B2B Barter Trade Mechanism with Iran, Afghanistan, Russia

https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/10/03/ecc-approves-sro-to-amend-b2b-barter-trade-mechanism-with-iran-afghanistan-russia/

Ø  US to give Ukraine intelligence on long-range energy targets in Russia, say reports

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/02/us-give-ukraine-intelligence-long-range-energy-targets-russia-reports

Ø  EU leaders fail to resolve most of key issues at Denmark summit — Politico

https://tass.com/world/2023957

Ø  Russia-Iran partnership treaty comes into effect — MFA

https://tass.com/politics/2023987

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

Ø  Pakistan tells IMF it will miss tax goal

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2569242/pakistan-tells-imf-it-will-miss-tax-goal

Ø  Pakistan’s budget woes keep IMF cycle alive

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2569557/myopic-policies-keep-fuelling-financial-crises

Ø  Pakistan repays $500m Eurobond

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570134/pakistan-repays-500m-eurobond

Ø  P&G exits Pakistan

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570321/pg-exits-pakistan

Ø  Trade deficit surges 33% to $9.4b in Q1

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570320/trade-deficit-surges-33-to-94b-in-q1

Ø  IMF expands talks scope to Reko Diq

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570332/imf-expands-talks-scope-to-reko-diq

Ø  Textile exporters struggle amid rising costs and tariffs

https://www.dawn.com/news/1945766/textile-exporters-struggle-amid-rising-costs-and-tariffs

Ø  Another stab at circular debt

https://www.dawn.com/news/1945228/another-stab-at-circular-debt

Ø  ADB warns of inflation hike to 6%, forecasts Pakistan’s GDP growth at 3% in FY26

https://www.geo.tv/latest/626265-adb-warns-of-inflation-hike-to-6-forecasts-pakistans-gdp-growth-at-3-in-fy26

Ø  Oil on track for steepest weekly plunge in 3-1/2 months

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-track-steepest-weekly-plunge-3-12-months-2025-10-03/

Ø  As Floods Worsen, Pakistan Is the Epicenter of Climate Change

https://e360.yale.edu/features/pakistan-climate-floods

Ø  No route home: Climate change threatens Kashmir’s nomadic traditions

https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/no-route-home-climate-change-threatens-kashmirs-nomadic-traditions/

Ø  The ICJ’s Opinion on Climate Change: Pushing the Boundaries of International Law

https://www.asil.org/insights/volume/29/issue/13

Ø  How solar-powered farming is digging Pakistan into a water catastrophe

https://www.dawn.com/news/1946104/how-solar-powered-farming-is-digging-pakistan-into-a-water-catastrophe

Ø  Agriculture: Flood prevention and rehabilitating farmland

https://www.dawn.com/news/1945224/agriculture-flood-prevention-and-rehabilitating-farmland

Ø  Lack of financing for clean air

https://www.dawn.com/news/1945070/lack-of-financing-for-clean-air

Ø  Floods inflict losses of Rs3,856 billion

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2570308/floods-inflict-losses-of-rs3856-billion

Ø  When the sun kills and the rivers rise

https://tribune.com.pk/article/98061/when-the-sun-kills-and-the-rivers-rise

Ø  Decades of floods, still no lessons learned

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2569555/deluge-greed-for-opportunities