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𝗣𝗜𝗗𝗘 & 𝗣𝗕𝗦: 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 PIDE hosted an insightful dialogue with Chief Statistician Dr. Naeem Uz Zafar (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics), moderated by Dr. Faheem Jehangir (𝔉𝔞𝔥𝔢𝔢𝔪 𝔍𝔢𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔤𝔦𝔯) (Dean, Policy), exploring how credible and

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗽-𝗘𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮? Dr. Nadeem Javaid's (Nadeem Javaid) latest piece in Business Recorder confronts a hard truth: Pakistan doesn’t suffer from a shortage of ideas — it suffers from a shortage of action.

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 - 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲! Pakistan Institute of Development Economics & PSDE invite you to the PhD Symposium & Poster Competition at the 39th Annual PSDE Conference — where breakthrough ideas meet national policy

For Every Child!! #PIDE #UNICEF #EvidenceForChildren #BetterSystems #ResearchToPolicy

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 (𝗣𝗗𝗥) Are you passionate about advancing high-quality, policy-relevant research? The Pakistan Development Review (PDR), a leading journal in development economics and social sciences

Stage decked-up, all policy documents in place, and media wall staged. We are going to start in a few mins to engage in the engaging debates about child care& evidence-based policy. #ForEveryChild #EvidenceForChildren #EvidenceBasedPolicy #UNICEF #PIDE

*Shaping Policy through Evidence: Strengthening Systems for Children in Pakistan* #ForEveryChild #EvidenceForChildren #EvidenceBasedPolicy #UNICEF #PIDE

We are all set to welcome you to the one-day conference “Shaping Policy Through Evidence: Strengthening Systems for Children in Pakistan.” Looking forward to an engaging and impactful discussion. Shujaat Farooq Sohal, FZ Mohammad Shaaf Najib #ForEveryChild #EvidenceForChildren

Aggregate spending on key child development domains in Balochistan. #ForEveryChild #EvidenceForChildren #EvidenceBasedPolicy #UNICEF #PIDE

The three key objectives: integrate evidence into policy design from the start, enable learning and adaptation within public systems, and strengthen long-term knowledge partnerships for lasting impact. Shujaat Farooq Sohal, FZ, Mohammad Shaaf Najib #ForEveryChild #PIDExUNICEF

Can’t attend in person? No worries Join us virtually. Participate, share your thoughts, and connect with us online via Microsoft Teams: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0d0d3b22… Nadeem Javaid, Shujaat Farooq Sohal, FZ #PIDE #UNICEF #ForEveryChild #EvidenceBasedPolicy

Indeed. Evidence is not neutral. It reflects what we measure, whose voices we include, and what outcomes we value. Inclusive consultations are key to better policymaking. Nadeem Javaid, Shujaat Farooq Sohal , Mohammad Shaaf Najib, FZ #PIDE #UNICEF #ForEveryChild

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BREAKOUT A2: The core issue Pakistan’s low spending on education, health & WASH. The solution? Prioritized budgets & empowered local governments for accountable service delivery. #PublicFinance #LocalGov #BudgetForChildren #WASH #EducationCrisis#PIDE

Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Javaid (Nadeem Javaid), Vice Chancellor Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), addressed the Joint PIDE–UNICEF Pakistan Conference on “𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻,”

𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 With rising Middle East tensions, Pakistan faces a critical risk, as over 80% of its oil and most LNG imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz. In this op-ed, 𝐙𝐮𝐡𝐚 𝐀𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐟

Institutional fatigue grows when policy lacks coherence. BetterPakistan