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Digital society is the only option for sustainable development
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Inaugural of Sustainable Development Conference of SDPI at Presidency
President Dr Arif Alvi inaugurated SDPI's 22nd conference
SDC VIDEOS
Firdous Ashiq Awan Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting.
Firdous Ashiq Awan Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Addressing SDPI's Annual SD Conference 2019.
An Exclusive talk with Former Finance Minister, Punjab Ms Aisha Ghous at SDPI's SD Conference.
Opportunities & Challenges in Digital Age
An Exclusive talk with Former Chairman Board of Investment Mr Haroon Sharif at SDPI's SD Conference
Sustainable Development in Digital Society
Youth and peace building
Youth should be given voice and space in decision making
Youth and peace building
Youth should be given voice and space in decision making
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THEMES
Economic Development
Pakistan has blamed the international community for the menace of the illegal economy which has increased exponentially over the last few years. At the launch of the report "illegal Economy in Pakistan" interior minister Rehman Malik asked the international community to play its role to help Pakistan overcome this problem. Our correspondent Fatima Mansoor has the story...
Food Security
Food insecurity is a major issue as high food prices are causing socioeconomic unrest in the country. Pakistan needs to intensify its food policy in order to overcome these issues. If certain policies are not formulated than Pakistan will confront severe food shortages. In the policy forum on “Food Price Volatility & Policy Options” held in Islamabad these issues were highlighted. Our Correspondent Raja Taimur Hassan has the story...
Peace and Conflict
Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed across Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan to support the Kashmiris\' indigenous freedom struggle, their right to plebiscite, and to condemn Indian aggression and its illegal occupation of the Held Valley. The day is being marked in Pakistan since 1990 to pay tributes to Kashmiri martyrs and highlight the Kashmiris\' plight for their basic right to self-determination, as promised in the United Nations Security Council resolutions. Speaking on the occasion, AJK former prime minister Barrister Sultan Mehmood says peace and stability in the subcontinent would remain a dream without the solution of Kashmir issue, and Indian brutalities in Kashmir must stop now. Raja Taimur Hassan has the story...
SD Conference
Poor fiscal policy, macroeconomic instability, and depressed human capital are the major constraints in way of inclusive growth and development in Pakistan. At a panel discussion on SDPI's 16th Sustainable Development Conference titled 'Reforms for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth in Pakistan', speakers say that sound fiscal and financial management, improved public service delivery, and enabling environment for private sector development is needed for inclusive and sustainable economic growth in Pakistan.
Raja Taimur Hassan has more to tell...
Environment
Almost 6,000 students, faculty members and admin staff of Quaid-i-Azam University participated in a daylong activity titled: My Clean Campus Day. The activity was organized to raise voices for a healthy and clean environment.
Our Correspondent Wasif Naqvi has the report...
Governance
Professor Emeritus Bertrand Badie delivers a distinguished lecture titled: “Towards New Global Governance”, at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad on Feb 11. 2019. Prof. Badie is a renowned French political scientist and international relations specialist who is author of more than 60 books.
Social Sector Development
Rural Support Programme Network (RSPN) launches the biography of its chairman, Shoaib Sultan Khan, on the occasion of the organization’s 30th anniversary. The book, “Man in the Hat: The story of Shoaib Sultan Khan and The Rural Poor of South Asia”, provides a vision for development with social change, say speakers while appreciating the contribution of Mr Khan in development sector.
Our Correspondent Raja Taimur Hassan has more to tell…
Miscellaneous
A culture dies when a language dies, and at times it wipes out entire
communities from the pages of history. Ormuri is one such
language on the brink of extension. For Reviving Ormuri language, Russian linguist Dr. V.A. Efimov had written a book “The Ormuri Language in Past and Present”. The book has been translated by Dr. Joan L.G. Bart from Netherlands in English. The official presentation of book has been jointly organized by Forum for Language Initiatives, Islamabad and Sustainable Development Policy Institute. Our correspondent Muhammad Adnan has the story…