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ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump has withdrawn Canada&#39;s invitation to his newly-established&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/board-of-peace-to-work-with-un-for-global-peace-efforts-trump" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Board of Peace</a>&nbsp;on Friday, escalating tensions with America&#39;s northern neighbor. Trump announced the decision on Truth Social, declaring the withdrawal in a formal letter-style post. &quot;Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada&#39;s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time,&quot; Trump wrote. <div class="fr-embed" style="line-height: 2;"><iframe src="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115941901312153410/embed" class="truthsocial-embed" style="max-width: 100%; border: 0;" width="600" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</iframe></div> The move came days after Carney delivered a forceful speech in Davos that warned of a &quot;rupture&quot; in the global order. The Canadian leader criticized great powers for &quot;using economic integration as weapons&quot; and urged middle powers to stop &quot;living within a lie&quot; about the rules-based international system. Diplomatic rebuke follows speech Carney&#39;s address made no direct mention of Trump but challenged the transactional approach to international relations that has defined the US president&#39;s second term. &quot;You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination,&quot; Carney said. The prime minister announced Canada would &quot;take the sign out of the window.&quot; He outlined Canada&#39;s strategy of building coalitions with other middle powers rather than negotiating bilaterally with hegemons &quot;from weakness.&quot; Trump responded by characterizing Canada as &quot;not grateful&quot; for American protection. The Board of Peace withdrawal followed within 48 hours. Board of Peace The Board of Peace was launched by Trump to resolve global conflicts. Approximately 35 nations had joined by late January, including Hungary, Argentina and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-accepts-us-invitation-to-join-gaza-board-of-peace" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pakistan</a>. The board&#39;s charter describes a mission to &quot;promote stability&quot; and &quot;secure enduring peace&quot; in conflict zones globally, though it was initially conceived to oversee Gaza reconstruction and governance. Several Western allies, including the United Kingdom and France, declined participation after Trump extended&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/trump-says-putin-accepted-to-join-his-board-of-peace" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">invitations</a>&nbsp;to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Relations at low point The diplomatic snub reflects a broader deterioration in US-Canada relations since Trump took office in January 2025. The administration has imposed escalating tariffs on Canadian goods, reaching 35% for many sectors by August 2025. Steel and aluminum face 50% duties, while automobiles and automotive parts carry 25% tariffs. Trump abruptly terminated trade talks in June 2025 after Canada refused to eliminate a 3% digital services tax on American tech firms. Canada retaliated with matching tariffs, contributing to a more than 25% drop in Canadian travel to the United States by early 2026. The US&nbsp;president has repeatedly described Canada as a potential &quot;51st state&quot; and suggested using &quot;economic force&quot; for annexation.&nbsp; Canadian response hardens Carney, who took office in 2025, initially sought accommodation with Trump but has shifted to what he calls &quot;value-based realism.&quot; His government has cut taxes, fast-tracked $1 trillion in infrastructure investments, and pledged to double defense spending by decade&#39;s end. Canada has signed 12 new trade and security agreements across four continents in six months and concluded strategic partnerships with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/canadas-carney-hails-strategic-partnership-in-talks-with-xi" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">China</a>, Qatar and the European Union. Carney has focused on building &quot;variable geometry&quot; coalitions on issues from Arctic sovereignty to critical minerals. Public sentiment in Canada has hardened sharply. Recent polling shows 64% of Canadians hold negative views of the United States, the highest level in two decades. Meanwhile, 77% lack confidence in Trump. Arctic tensions persist Canada has aligned closely with Greenland and Denmark following Trump&#39;s stated&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/trump-takes-davos-stage-as-greenland-dispute-looms-over-transatlantic-ties" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">interest</a>&nbsp;in acquiring the Danish territory. The Canadian PM pledged support for Greenland&#39;s &quot;unique right to determine&quot; its future and announced unprecedented investments in Arctic defense infrastructure, including over-the-horizon radar, submarines and aircraft. &quot;Canada strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland and calls for focused talks to achieve our shared objectives of security and prosperity in the Arctic,&quot; Carney said in Davos. The prime minister described Canada&#39;s new approach as refusing to accept &quot;the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination.&quot; He argued middle powers must &quot;combine to create a third path&quot; rather than competing for favor from hegemons.

US President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2025. (AFP)

Americas

The withdrawal of the notification has followed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent speect at Davos against yielding to the US pressure over Greenland.

Trump axes Canada’s Board of Peace invitation

ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for negotiations on the acquisition of Greenland while explicitly ruling out the use of force, using a sweeping address at the World Economic Forum to link US economic strength, energy policy and security guarantees to what he described as America&rsquo;s renewed global leadership.&nbsp;Speaking on the first anniversary of his inauguration, Trump said the United States was undergoing the &ldquo;fastest economic turnaround in its history,&rdquo; citing strong growth, low inflation and record stock market gains.&nbsp;&ldquo;When America booms, the entire world booms,&rdquo; he told business and political leaders gathered in Davos. &ldquo;The United States is now the hottest country in the world.&rdquo;&nbsp;Trump sharply criticized European climate and energy policies, branding them the &ldquo;Green New Scam&rdquo; and blaming them for economic decline.&nbsp;He said Europe had replaced affordable energy with wind power that &ldquo;destroys your land,&rdquo; adding: &ldquo;You&rsquo;re supposed to make money with energy, not lose it.&rdquo;&nbsp;The US president pointed to falling electricity production in Germany and restrictions on drilling in the North Sea as evidence of what he called policy failure, while accusing China of profiting from selling wind turbines abroad while relying on coal and gas at home.&nbsp;Turning to Greenland, Trump said the vast Arctic territory was a &ldquo;core national security interest&rdquo; for the United States and argued that only Washington could properly defend it.&nbsp;&ldquo;Every NATO ally has to defend its territory, but only the United States can secure Greenland,&rdquo; he said. Trump said the US had protected the island during World War II and later returned it to Denmark, calling that decision &ldquo;a mistake.&rdquo;&nbsp;&ldquo;I have tremendous respect for the people of Greenland and Denmark,&rdquo; Trump said, adding that he was seeking negotiations for Greenland&rsquo;s acquisition by the United States.&nbsp;He stressed, however, that he would not use military force. &ldquo;This would not be a threat to NATO,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It would greatly enhance the security of the entire alliance.&rdquo;&nbsp;Trump repeated complaints that NATO had treated the United States &ldquo;very unfairly,&rdquo; while saying he had done more than any previous president to strengthen the alliance by pushing members to increase defense spending.&nbsp;He also highlighted a major military buildup, including new aircraft, missile defense systems and what he described as a &ldquo;golden dome&rdquo; to protect the US and its allies.&nbsp;On foreign policy, Trump said he was meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later on Wednesday in an effort to end what he called a &ldquo;bloodbath&rdquo; in Ukraine, claiming 30,000 soldiers were dying each month.&nbsp;He said he had settled eight other conflicts in his first year back in office and argued that US military power was central to global stability.&nbsp;Trump closed by portraying the United States as &ldquo;back bigger, stronger and better than ever before,&rdquo; urging allies to follow Washington&rsquo;s economic and energy model while warning that American strength would determine the trajectory of the global economy.

Europe

The US president returns to Davos after six years as Europe rallies behind Denmark, rejecting any Washington claim to Greenland and warning against escalation.

Trump seeks Greenland negotiations, rules out force in Davos address

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday attended the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, using the platform to outline Pakistan&rsquo;s economic direction, reform priorities, and plans to expand cooperation with global partners, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. The prime minister <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pm-sharif-to-lead-pakistan-delegation-to-wef-2026-in-davos" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer">attended</a> the Pakistan Breakfast event, where he addressed international business leaders and policymakers, presenting Pakistan&rsquo;s economic outlook and reform agenda while underscoring opportunities for trade, investment, and international collaboration. He also joined an informal gathering of world leaders held under the themes &ldquo;The Importance of Dialogue in a Divided Global Landscape&rdquo; and &ldquo;Restoring a Spirit of Dialogue in a Divided World.&rdquo; The discussions centered on easing global polarization, encouraging cooperation, and strengthening dialogue to address common international challenges. On the sidelines of the WEF, Sharif met Prime Minister of Palestine Mohammad Mustafa.&nbsp; Mustafa expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the prime minister for Pakistan&rsquo;s consistent, principled, and unwavering support for the Palestinian people. The Palestinian prime minister also thanked Pakistan for supporting Palestine&rsquo;s position at international forums and acknowledged Pakistan&rsquo;s role in advancing the Palestinian cause. Shrif is scheduled to hold a series of bilateral and informal meetings with global leaders to discuss economic cooperation, <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-pitches-stability-ailed-growth-to-investors-at-davos-forum" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" rel="noopener noreferrer">investment</a> prospects, and regional and international issues, APP added. The prime minister is also expected to meet International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva as part of Pakistan&rsquo;s ongoing engagement with international financial institutions. DPM inaugurates Pakistan pavilionMeanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar reaffirmed the government&rsquo;s commitment to facilitating and promoting entrepreneurs and start-ups, particularly youth-led ventures, to help unlock Pakistan&rsquo;s full economic potential. Dar inaugurated the Pathfinder Group&rsquo;s Pakistan Pavilion on the sidelines of the WEF, highlighting Pakistan&rsquo;s growing innovation ecosystem and emerging business opportunities, according to a Foreign Office press release. He appreciated the initiative to project Pakistan&rsquo;s economic potential on a global platform and commended the dynamism, creativity, and resilience of Pakistani start-ups showcased at the pavilion. The deputy prime minister underscored the critical role of start-ups in driving innovation, job creation, and socio-economic development across a range of sectors. Finance minister meets ADB, investorsPakistan&rsquo;s Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held multiple meetings in Davos, focusing on Pakistan&rsquo;s economic reforms, strengthening development partnerships, and promoting investment-led growth. In talks with Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda, Aurangzeb reviewed progress on Pakistan&rsquo;s reform programme and explored ways to deepen cooperation with the multilateral lender. Kanda said Pakistan was entering an important phase of economic transformation, citing renewed reform momentum and improving market confidence, and reaffirmed ADB&rsquo;s continued support. The finance minister said the past year marked a clear shift toward macroeconomic stability, pointing to easing inflation, lower policy rates, stronger foreign exchange reserves, and improved investor sentiment. &ldquo;He briefed the ADB president on structural reforms, particularly the renewed push for privatization and greater private sector participation, noting strong market interest and several projects in the pipeline,&rdquo; according to the APP. Energy sector reforms and efforts to promote sustainable, clean energy solutions also featured in the discussions, with both sides agreeing to maintain close coordination to support long-term, inclusive growth. Earlier, Aurangzeb met Menzies Aviation Chairperson Hassan El Houry to discuss cooperation in the aviation sector. He outlined the government&rsquo;s privatization agenda, including developments related to Pakistan International Airlines and plans to outsource operations at major airports in Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore. El Houry highlighted Pakistan&rsquo;s potential for aviation and logistics investment, describing the country, particularly Sialkot, as strategically important, and expressed interest in expanding Menzies Aviation&rsquo;s footprint in Pakistan. The engagements concluded with both sides reaffirming their commitment to strengthening partnerships and advancing investment initiatives to support Pakistan&rsquo;s sustainable economic growth.

Foreign Affairs

At Davos, PM Shehbaz Sharif outlined Pakistan’s reform agenda, investment opportunities and global cooperation, while Finance Minister Aurangzeb engaged IMF, ADB and investors, focusing on Pakistan’s economic reforms, strengthening development partnerships and promoting investment-led growth.

PM, finance minister highlight Pakistan’s reform push at WEF Davos

Saqib Tanveer

ISLAMABAD:&nbsp;Global ride-hailing platform inDrive is set to expand into Pakistan&rsquo;s foodtech and healthcare sectors, citing what it describes as &ldquo;significant injustice&rdquo; in pricing and commissions, according to the company&rsquo;s founder and CEO, Arsen Tomsky.&nbsp;Speaking exclusively to Pakistan TV Digital on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about inDrive&rsquo;s growth strategy, Tomsky said the company enters markets where policies are stable and where it can challenge what it sees as unfair practices, particularly inflated rates, high commissions, and price monopolies.&nbsp;&ldquo;We are the team who fight injustice,&rdquo; Tomsky said, adding that Pakistan has proven to be a strong fit for the company&rsquo;s model. &ldquo;We saw this in the past in Pakistan. This is good for us because we can help people reduce injustice and protect them from inflated rates, commissions, and price manipulations.&rdquo;&nbsp;He said inDrive&rsquo;s launch in Pakistan quickly gained traction, with many users switching to the platform. &ldquo;In a short period, we became the leaders in the country,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;According to Tomsky, Pakistan is now among the company&#39;s top ten markets globally.&nbsp;He explained that inDrive maintains one of the lowest commission structures in the market. The platform charges around 10% commission, compared to 25-40% charged by competitors.&nbsp;&ldquo;This helps make services more affordable,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;inDrive currently operates in more than 20 cities across Pakistan and plans to continue expanding geographically. Beyond mobility, the company is now looking at new sectors where it believes consumers and service providers face unfair pricing.&nbsp;&ldquo;We have started to think about healthcare,&rdquo; Tomsky said. He also confirmed that inDrive is expanding into foodtech this year, calling the sector another area marked by significant injustice.&nbsp;Describing Pakistan as a rapidly growing, youthful market, Tomsky noted that the country&rsquo;s population exceeds 250 million, with more than 60% under 30.&nbsp;&ldquo;The market is absolutely booming and taking off,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I believe in the fantastic future of the country.&rdquo;&nbsp;The planned expansion into food and healthcare would mark a significant broadening of inDrive&rsquo;s footprint in Pakistan, positioning the company beyond ride-hailing as it seeks to replicate its low-commission, user-driven pricing model in other sectors.

Artificial Intelligence

The ride-hailing service operates in more than 20 cities across Pakistan. Beyond mobility, the company is looking at sectors where it believes consumers and service providers face unfair pricing.

inDrive Pakistan set to expand into foodtech, healthcare: CEO

DAVOS: US President Donald Trump arrives in Davos for a showdown with European leaders on Wednesday as his bid to seize Greenland threatens to tear the transatlantic alliance apart.&nbsp;Trump mocked the Europeans a day before heading to the World Economic Forum, where he will be the star of a dark, self-made drama over the fate of the autonomous Danish territory.&nbsp;But leaders gathered at the Swiss ski resort have closed ranks against Trump&#39;s aggressive stance, with French President Emmanuel Macron vowing to stand up against &quot;bullies&quot; and the EU promising an &quot;unflinching&quot; response.&nbsp;Asked how far he was prepared to go to<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/eu-leaders-take-stage-in-davos-as-trump-rocks-global-order" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">acquire Greenland</a>&nbsp;from Denmark, a fellow NATO member, Trump told reporters: &quot;You&#39;ll find out.&quot;&nbsp;Later, as he left the White House, the president admitted he had &quot;no idea&quot; how the trip to Davos would pan out.&nbsp;It got off to an inauspicious start when a &quot;minor electrical issue&quot; forced his presidential jet to turn back shortly after takeoff, and Trump and his entourage had to switch to another plane.&nbsp;Trump&#39;s eagerly awaited speech at the annual gathering of the world&#39;s economic and political elite, which he is attending for the first time in six years, is scheduled for 2:30 pm (1330 GMT).&nbsp;But as the biggest rift opens between Washington and Europe in decades over his Greenland ambitions, Trump said he would have a number of meetings on the issue at Davos. &lsquo;Downward spiral&rsquo;Trump insists mineral-rich Greenland is vital for US and NATO security against Russia and China as a melting Arctic opens up and the superpowers jostle for strategic advancement.&nbsp;He has turned up the pressure by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/trump-also-has-a-lot-to-lose-from-threatened-tariffs-french-minister" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">threatening tariffs</a>&nbsp;of up to 25% on eight European countries for backing Denmark, prompting Europe to threaten countermeasures against the United States.&nbsp;Trump dismissed European threats to fire a trade &quot;bazooka&quot; at the United States.&nbsp;&quot;Anything they do with us...all I have to do is meet it, and it&#39;s going to go ricocheting backwards,&quot; he said in an interview with News Nation.&nbsp;&quot;But we&#39;re not looking into that. We&#39;ll probably be able to work something out, possibly even during the next few days,&quot; he added.&nbsp;At Davos on Tuesday, Macron, in sunglasses because of a burst blood vessel, warned against US attempts to &quot;subordinate Europe&quot;, and blasted Trump&#39;s tariff threats as &quot;unacceptable.&quot;&nbsp;Macron was the subject of Trump&#39;s mockery as he publicly revealed a text message from the French leader proposing a G7 summit in Paris on Thursday, on Greenland, as well as on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/macron-says-kyiv-allies-to-meet-in-paris-early-january" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ukraine</a>.&nbsp;Trump later said he would not join any such meeting, while Macron clarified to AFP that no gathering was scheduled.&nbsp;European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, meanwhile, warned that Trump risked plunging US ties with the European Union into a &quot;downward spiral&quot;.&nbsp;And Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has sought to reduce his own country&#39;s dependence on Washington since Trump called for it to become the 51st US state, won a standing ovation at Davos for his stance.&nbsp;&quot;Canada stands firmly with Greenland and Denmark,&quot; Carney said.&nbsp;In his Davos speech, the White House said Trump wanted to focus on the US economy amid a cost-of-living crisis that threatens his Republicans in the 2026 midterms.&nbsp;But the US president&#39;s extraordinary assertion of US power on the world stage one year into his second term, means Greenland will form the backdrop to the address.&nbsp;&#39;End of NATO&#39;Greenland&#39;s prime minister said on Tuesday his tiny population of 57,000 must be prepared for military force.&nbsp;Lithuania&#39;s President Gitanas Nauseda told AFP at Davos that any such move by the United States against a fellow ally &quot;would be the end of NATO.&quot;&nbsp;Trump said he had done &quot;more for NATO than anyone&quot; and questioned whether allies would help the United States &mdash; even though Denmark was among those who did after the September 11, 2001 attacks.&nbsp;On Thursday, meanwhile, Trump is set to formally announce the first charter of his so-called &quot;Board of Peace,&quot; a body for resolving international conflicts with a $1 billion price tag for permanent membership.&nbsp;The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but a draft of the charter seen by AFP does not appear to limit its role to the occupied Palestinian territory.

Insists mineral-rich Greenland is vital for US and NATO security against Russia and China as a melting Arctic opens up and the superpowers jostle for strategic advancement.

Trump arrives in Davos amid Greenland tensions

DAVOS: Pakistan&rsquo;s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the country is &ldquo;open for business&rdquo; as he held a series of <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-finance-minister-highlights-120000-new-investors-boosts-confidence" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">high-level political and corporate</a> engagements on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, positioning Islamabad as a destination for investment driven by macroeconomic stability and technology-led growth.&nbsp;In an exclusive interview with Pakistan TV Digital, Aurangzeb outlined Pakistan&rsquo;s outreach strategy at the five-day WEF meeting in Davos, where nearly 3,000 global leaders from politics, business, finance and civil society are gathering to discuss pressing global challenges.&nbsp;Aurangzeb said his engagements included meetings with fellow finance ministers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt, alongside interactions with existing and prospective investors.&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a great opportunity to meet your counterparts and have conversations about their economies, our economy, and mutual areas of cooperation, investment and trade,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;The finance minister noted that Davos offers a rare platform where political leadership and global business converge, enabling Pakistan to simultaneously engage governments and multinational corporations.&nbsp;He said discussions were underway with major existing investors in Pakistan, including global companies active in aviation, food and beverages, to understand how they plan to expand their footprint in the country.&nbsp;Highlighting the presence of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pm-sharif-to-lead-pakistan-delegation-to-wef-2026-in-davos" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif</a>&nbsp;at the forum, Aurangzeb said Pakistan&rsquo;s leadership was using the platform to present a renewed national narrative anchored in economic stabilization achieved over recent years.&nbsp;&ldquo;This is to tell the Pakistan story. The macroeconomic stabilization we have achieved and, more importantly, how we want to move forward toward sustainable growth,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;Aurangzeb emphasized that Pakistan is now seeking market-efficiency-driven foreign investment that can generate exportable surpluses and long-term value.&nbsp;&ldquo;This is a very big opportunity for us to showcase Pakistan, the opportunity in Pakistan, and the message that Pakistan is open for business,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;Turning to the digital economy, the finance minister said Pakistan is positioning itself to capitalize on emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain and Web3. Key themes at this year&rsquo;s WEF meeting.&nbsp;He said regulatory progress through the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority and engagement with global technology leaders signal Pakistan&rsquo;s intent to compete in the knowledge economy.&nbsp;Aurangzeb underlined Pakistan&rsquo;s strength as one of the world&rsquo;s top freelance markets, saying targeted investment in blockchain and AI centers of excellence could significantly raise earnings and productivity.&nbsp;He said such initiatives would not only benefit individual professionals but also strengthen the national economy through higher-value exports of digital services.&nbsp;Summing up Pakistan&rsquo;s pitch to the international community, Aurangzeb pointed to opportunities across traditional sectors such as agriculture, minerals and mining, alongside fast-growing areas like information technology and startups.&nbsp;The finance minister said Pakistan aims to leapfrog in the knowledge economy by attracting expertise, financing and technology transfer through global partnerships.&nbsp;The World Economic Forum annual meeting, held every January in the Alpine town of Davos since 1971, brings together heads of state, ministers, corporate leaders and policymakers. This year&rsquo;s meeting, which began on January 19 and concludes on January 23, comes amid global economic uncertainty and heightened focus on technological transformation and international cooperation. <div class="fr-embed youtube-embed"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uSIuj_Y9ayk?si=6ESAjjOQmQ9MS9Nf" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" style="width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; max-width: 100%; display: block;"></iframe>&nbsp;</div>

Economy

In conversation with Pakistan TV Digital in Davos, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says Pakistan is engaging global counterparts, courting investors, and leveraging digital innovation to drive sustainable, export-oriented economic growth.

Pakistan pitches stability, AI-led growth to investors at Davos forum

PARIS: President Donald Trump will join dozens of leaders at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland next week, along with &quot;the largest US delegation ever&quot;, the forum&#39;s chief executive said Tuesday. &quot;We&#39;re pleased to welcome back President Trump,&quot; Borge Brende told an online press conference ahead of the Davos summit, six years after his latest appearance during his first term. At least five key secretaries including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will also attend, Brende said, as well as Steve Witkoff, Trump&#39;s special envoy for the Middle East and Ukraine. The US president addressed Davos by video last year, just days after his re-election, but it was unclear if he would be appearing this year after a year of upending the global order with a tariff blitz against allies and adversaries alike. He will be among a record 64 heads of state or government descending on the Alpine ski resort, Brende said, including six of the G7 leaders. Overall around 3,000 attendees are expected from the business world, including 850 CEOs or board chairs, as well as social, environment and labor activists.

President Donald Trump will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos alongside a record US delegation, including top cabinet officials, joining 64 world leaders and thousands of business executives at the annual summit next week.

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