Policy Brief on National Agenda for Labour Rights and Legal Enforcement-Urdu
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Awaz Foundation Pakistan: Centre for Development Services
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A community engagement session was conducted in Sukkur, Sindh as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. The activity brought rural women together for structured discussions on their rights, the forms of violence they may encounter, and available support mechanisms for survivors. The session focused on raising awareness, enhancing understanding, and
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According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan-2024-25, the country’s GDP is US $ 411 billion (PKR 114,692 billion) and the Per Capita Income stands at US $ 1,824 (PKR 516,192). According to the Census-2023, country’s population is 241.5 million that makes it the fifth populous county in the world. Recently, The World Bank counted poverty
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The Rural Women and Children Festival 2025 was organized in Rahim Yar Khan with support from the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA). Commemorating International Rural Women’s Day, the festival highlighted the essential contributions of rural women to agriculture, household livelihoods, community development, and food systems. The event provided a platform to examine
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A two-day capacity building workshop was conducted in Lahore under the initiative Promoting Girls’ Education in Punjab, with the support of the Malala Fund. The workshop convened over 30 Women Education Champions from 16 districts, including Multan, Cholistan, Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, and Rahim Yar Khan, to strengthen grassroots advocacy for girls’ education. The
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A multi-stakeholder meeting was convened to address financial barriers limiting girls’ access to education. In Punjab, stipends under Zewar-e-Taleem and Waseela-e-Taleem (BISP) remain limited to PKR 1,000, an amount insufficient to cover essential school-related costs. Increasing support to PKR 2,000–3,000 was identified as a critical measure to assist families in meeting expenses such as transport,
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There has much been written on local governments in Pakistan, this study provides unique data, historical background information, evolution of local governments systems, constitutional mandates and status of local governments in Pakistan, issues of constitutional protection to the local governments, budgetary issues, budget making process, financial provisions and comparative analysis of bare acts and various
Local Governance Profile SINDHThis chapter analyzes the state of local governance in Sindh, where a unique paradox has taken root: legally elected local governments exist, yet they remain systematically paralyzed and non-functional. The analysis reveals that this is not a result of administrative oversight but a deliberate provincial strategy of withholding the financial resources and
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