Healthy competition can help in achieving the sustainable development goals, said experts at the panel discussion titled \"Competition Policy and Sustainable Development\"at SDPI\'s 17th sustainable development conference held at Islamabad. Experts said that one of the principal goals of competition law is to preserve and promote competition as a means to ensure efficient allocation of resources. Competition is essentially about promoting fair markets for consumers, they said.Raja Taimur Hassan has more to tell...

Pakistan needs to follow a common narrative to handle the issue of terrorism. Gen (R) Amjad Shoaib says that all quarters should insure presence on the same page, through the common narrative that has come forward after the Peshawar school attack. Host: Tahir Ahmad Dhindsa Guest: Lt. Gen (R) Amjad Shoaib (Defense Analyst)

250 million people are estimated to be left homeless by 2050 due to climate change, as they are more dependent on natural capital, say experts at a panel titled \"Impact of Climate Change on Human Capital and Security\" at the 17th Sustainable Development Conference organized by SDPI in Islamabad. The poor have least resources, and lack the ability to cope with change in climate, say experts, adding that the vulnerability of the poor can only be removed by establishing a rights based society. Raja Taimur Hassan has more to tell...

As the Millennium development goals are graduating into sustainable development goals, Policymakers, Researchers, are grappling with new challenges. Dr.Tariq Banuri, Utah University at the coffee table...

A high profile panel of educationists at the 17th Sustainable Development Conference, chaired by UNDP country director Mark Anderson, discusses the data revolution and its plausibility in Pakistan. The participants mainly deliberate upon as how the data and evidence may be used for making educational policies.A report by our correspondent Wasif Naqvi...

Pakistan was created to protect the rights of Muslim minority in the subcontinent, but the rights of minorities are continuously being violated here,as the state is unable to extend equal rights of protection to the citizens of other faiths, say experts at the launch of a report titled: \'Searching for security, the rising marginalisation of religious communities in Pakistan\'. The report was lunched by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on the occasion of 17th Sustainable Development Conference held in Islamabad.

Agriculture sector has huge potential to create employment opportunities,therefore, more investment as well as skills development in the sector can help achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth, say experts at a panel discussion titled \"Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Reforms\" at 17th Sustainable Development Conference organized by SDPI in Islamabad.Raja Taimur Hassan has the story...

In South Asia, there is a dire need to explore the underlying causes behind food insecurity, therefore, responsible policy measures are required to ensure the availability of food for future generations.Zareen Khan has the story...

Without proper food security information system, the analysis of Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) tools will be useless to take action, said experts at panel discussion \"Integrated Phase Classification and Food Security Monitoring\" at SDPI\'s 17th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) at Islamabad. Experts said we need a robust monitoring and information system to ensure food security.Raja Taimur Hassan has the story...

Healthy competition can help in achieving the sustainable development goals, said experts at the panel discussion titled \"Competition Policy and Sustainable Development\"at SDPI\'s 17th sustainable development conference held at Islamabad. Experts said that one of the principal goals of competition law is to preserve and promote competition as a means to ensure efficient allocation of resources. Competition is essentially about promoting fair markets for consumers, they said.Raja Taimur Hassan has more to tell...

250 million people are estimated to be left homeless by 2050 due to climate change, as they are more dependent on natural capital, say experts at a panel titled \"Impact of Climate Change on Human Capital and Security\" at the 17th Sustainable Development Conference organized by SDPI in Islamabad. The poor have least resources, and lack the ability to cope with change in climate, say experts, adding that the vulnerability of the poor can only be removed by establishing a rights based society. Raja Taimur Hassan has more to tell...

As the Millennium development goals are graduating into sustainable development goals, Policymakers, Researchers, are grappling with new challenges. Dr.Tariq Banuri, Utah University at the coffee table...