Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)

Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) An independent, non-profit policy research think tank for sustainable development since 1992 in ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ
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SDPI was founded in August 1992 for independent policy advice. We are ranked number one in Pakistan, 11th among the South East Asia and the Pacific,64th position in the media work category,60th position in institutional collaboration category, 99th position in social policy and 66th position in environment policy category and 90th among 100 non-US global think tanks, according to the 15th edition of University of Pennsylvania Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI).

โ—ผ๏ธ| ๐’๐ƒ๐๐ˆ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ |โ—ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ธ Sarim Zia, Research Assistant at SDPI, recently represented the institute at the NEXT Mi...
10/06/2026

โ—ผ๏ธ| ๐’๐ƒ๐๐ˆ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ |โ—ผ๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ธ Sarim Zia, Research Assistant at SDPI, recently represented the institute at the NEXT Milan Forum in Italy ; hosted by ISPI and Universitร  Bocconi.

๐Ÿ”นJoining a diverse cohort of young leaders, policymakers, and experts from around the world, Sarim engaged in critical conversations on the green transition, energy frameworks, global security, and the shifting geoeconomic order.
๐Ÿ”นA key takeaway from the forum: think tanks can no longer operate in isolation ; the future demands dynamic, cross-border research networks and faster, data-driven policy solutions.

๐Ÿ“Œ Learn more about SDPI's work: www.sdpi.org

โ—ผ๏ธ| ๐’๐ƒ๐๐ˆ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ |โ—ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ธ SDPI Research Fellow, Dr. Irfan Chatha, has co-authored a policy brief with the Asian Deve...
10/06/2026

โ—ผ๏ธ| ๐’๐ƒ๐๐ˆ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ |โ—ผ๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ธ SDPI Research Fellow, Dr. Irfan Chatha, has co-authored a policy brief with the Asian Development Bank titled:

"๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“รผ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ฒ๐ž"

The brief analyses why Pakistan experiences far greater economic strain than Tรผrkiye despite facing similar inflation levels ; and the answer lies beyond monetary policy.

๐Ÿ”น Industrial strength determines how well an economy weathers inflation
๐Ÿ”น Tรผrkiye's diversified exports turn currency depreciation into an opportunity
๐Ÿ”น Pakistan's narrow tradables sector turns depreciation into higher prices
๐Ÿ”น Long-term resilience depends on logistics, productivity, governance & fiscal capacity

๐Ÿ“Œ Read the full brief here:
https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/1150826/adb-brief-393-industrial-capability-resilience-pakistan-turkiye.pdf

โ—ผ๏ธ| ๐’๐ƒ๐๐ˆ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ |โ—ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ธ Ahead of the Federal Budget 2026-27, SDPI experts are calling for a bold shift in Pakistan's ...
10/06/2026

โ—ผ๏ธ| ๐’๐ƒ๐๐ˆ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ |โ—ผ๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ธ Ahead of the Federal Budget 2026-27, SDPI experts are calling for a bold shift in Pakistan's fiscal direction โ€” away from crisis management and toward long-term resilience.

๐Ÿ”ธTheir key recommendations:

๐Ÿ”น Dr. Shafqat Munir Ahmad โ€” Increase allocations for education, health & social protection; expand climate adaptation investments
๐Ÿ”น Dr. Sajid Amin Javed โ€” Broaden the tax base; stop relying on measures that burden middle-income households
๐Ÿ”น Dr. Khalid Waleed โ€” Fiscal decisions must drive job creation, productive investment and human capital development
๐Ÿ”น Zainab Naeem โ€” Earmark 50% of Climate Support Levy revenues for a dedicated Climate Fund

"Pakistan cannot continue financing recovery after every flood, drought and heatwave while underinvesting in prevention and human development."

๐Ÿ“Œ Read the full coverage:
https://www.app.com.pk/national/sdpi-experts-call-for-broader-tax-base-more-funds-for-climate-social-protection-jobs-creation/

โ—ผ๏ธ| ๐’๐ƒ๐๐ˆ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ |โ—ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ธWe recommend reading Dr Irfan Ahmad Chathaโ€™s insightful article, "๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ", ...
09/06/2026

โ—ผ๏ธ| ๐’๐ƒ๐๐ˆ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ |โ—ผ๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ธWe recommend reading Dr Irfan Ahmad Chathaโ€™s insightful article, "๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ", published in The News

The article provides a detailed analysis of:

๐Ÿ”นHow provincial budgets influence public service delivery and development outcomes across Pakistan
๐Ÿ”นThe significance of fiscal decentralization in strengthening governance structures
๐Ÿ”นThe role of provinces in addressing local economic and social priorities
๐Ÿ”นThe importance of improving transparency, accountability, and efficiency in budget planning and ex*****on

๐Ÿ“ŒRead the full article here:
[https://www.thenews.pk/print/1419553-why-provincial-budgets-matter](https://www.thenews.pk/print/1419553-why-provincial-budgets-matter)

โ—ผ๏ธ| SDPI in Print |โ—ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ธRead Hassan Murtaza's article, "The Burden of the Salaried", published in The News The article ana...
09/06/2026

โ—ผ๏ธ| SDPI in Print |โ—ผ๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ธRead Hassan Murtaza's article, "The Burden of the Salaried", published in The News

The article analyses:

๐Ÿ”นThe growing tax burden on Pakistan's salaried class
๐Ÿ”นStructural imbalances within the country's taxation framework
๐Ÿ”นThe implications of over-reliance on documented wage earners for revenue generation
๐Ÿ”นThe need for a broader and more equitable tax base

๐Ÿ“ŒRead the full article:
https://www.thenews.pk/magazine/money-matters/1419373-the-burden-of-the-salaried

05/06/2026

World Environment Day: Advancing Climate Action Through Partnerships and Innovation

๐Ÿ“ฃThe Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), in collaboration with the Fruit Juice Council (FJC), is pleased to...
02/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃThe Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), in collaboration with the Fruit Juice Council (FJC), is pleased to convene a ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐——๐˜‚๐˜๐˜† (๐—™๐—˜๐——) ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป

The consultation will examine the implications of the current uniform FED regime on the beverage and juice sector, its impact on farmers and consumers, and the potential benefits of a differentiated taxation framework that encourages healthier product choices while supporting sustainable economic growth.

๐Ÿ“… Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
๐Ÿ•’ Time: 3:00 PM โ€“ 5:00 PM (PKT)

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