This Ordinance amends the Land Acquisition Act 1984, in its application to the Province of Sindh, by: inserting two new subsections in section 5 prescribing the manner in which a notification shall be made to notify that particular land is needed for a public purpose or for a Company; inserting…

Desertification is nowhere more serious than in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), stretching from Pakistan in the east to Morocco in the west, and from Ethiopia and Sudan in the south to Turkey in the north. Yet, many MENA countries have successfully rehabilitated large areas. Concerted…

2005 was a year of natural disasters.The impacts of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Hurricanes Katrina and Stan, and the Pakistan earthquake prompted calls for better disaster prevention and preparedness systems. Nature's power renders us impotent, but human actions and omissions are…

This document is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach. The main objectives of the Vision are: a) eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; b) achieving universal primary education; c) promoting gender equality and women empowerment; d) reducing child mortality; e) improving maternal…