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Pakistan has a chequered political history replete with phases of weak democratic dispensations, four democratic disruptions, and numerous hybrid experimentations. However, the people of Pakistan have never abandoned their dreams, desires and aspirations to be governed democratically through their elected representatives and parliamentary institutions. Click here to view & download...
The report is all about emergence, growth and transformation of non-governmental and/ or civil society sector in Pakistan. The report shares the challenges being faced by the sector since long and sheds light on coping mechanisms adopted by the sector to survive as well as struggles to create enabling environment for civic rights and spaces...
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Pakistan is one of the largest food producing countries in the world yet we have severe challenges around availability of even staple food items , accessibility & necessary quantity of food for all and above than all quality food produce and its by-products. Nutritional aspects, utilisation behaviours and sustainable provision of adequate food for all...
The Voluntary Local Review (VLR) is an analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a specific local context. It is a very important monitoring tool for their implementation at city or regional level. The process of SDGs localization that starts with the Voluntary Local Review allows local authorities to identify their own priorities and...
Spotlight Report is an alternative and civil society led report on Sustainable Development Goals, the idea was part of regular interventions of Pakistan Development Alliance around national, regional and global advocacy opportunities including High Level Political Forum (HLPF). Several countries including Pakistan followed their lead and developed parallel reports to official Voluntary National Review (VNR)...
On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) office in China received a report of 29 pneumonia cases of unknown etiology in Wuhan city in Hubei province, central China. The virus was quickly identified as a novel beta-coronavirus and the genetic sequence was shared on 12 January 2020. The infection is now officially termed...