Asset 1

Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) 2020 launched                    111,75 Think Tanks across the world ranked in different categories.                SDPI is ranked 90th among “Top Think Tanks Worldwide (non-US)”.           SDPI stands 11th among Top Think Tanks in South & South East Asia & the Pacific (excluding India).            SDPI notches 33rd position in “Best New Idea or Paradigm Developed by A Think Tank” category.                SDPI remains 42nd in “Best Quality Assurance and Integrity Policies and Procedure” category.              SDPI stands 49th in “Think Tank to Watch in 2020”.            SDPI gets 52nd position among “Best Independent Think Tanks”.                           SDPI becomes 63rd in “Best Advocacy Campaign” category.                   SDPI secures 60th position in “Best Institutional Collaboration Involving Two or More Think Tanks” category.                       SDPI obtains 64th position in “Best Use of Media (Print & Electronic)” category.               SDPI gains 66th position in “Top Environment Policy Tink Tanks” category.                SDPI achieves 76th position in “Think Tanks With Best External Relations/Public Engagement Program” category.                    SDPI notches 99th position in “Top Social Policy Think Tanks”.            SDPI wins 140th position among “Top Domestic Economic Policy Think Tanks”.               SDPI is placed among special non-ranked category of Think Tanks – “Best Policy and Institutional Response to COVID-19”.                                            Owing to COVID-19 outbreak, SDPI staff is working from home from 9am to 5pm five days a week. All our staff members are available on phone, email and/or any other digital/electronic modes of communication during our usual official hours. You can also find all our work related to COVID-19 in orange entries in our publications section below.    The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is pleased to announce its Twenty-third Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) from 14 – 17 December 2020 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The overarching theme of this year’s Conference is Sustainable Development in the Times of COVID-19. Read more…       FOOD SECIRITY DASHBOARD: On 4th Nov, SDPI has shared the first prototype of Food Security Dashboard with Dr Moeed Yousaf, the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on  National Security and Economic Outreach in the presence of stakeholders, including Ministry of National Food Security and Research. Provincial and district authorities attended the event in person or through zoom. The dashboard will help the government monitor and regulate the supply chain of essential food commodities.
DDF Larkana: Increased Number of Honor Killings

Mar 25 - Mar 26

9:00AM to 4:30PM

Hotel Sapna Inn, Larkana

Honour
killing is a type of violence that is being practiced for decades in South
Asia, especially in Pakistan. It is locally known as Karo-Kari, which is a
compound word. Its literal meanings are ?black male? (Karo) and ?black female?
(Kari). Once a women is labeled as a Kari, her family is forced to kill her and
the man (karo) in order to restore the family honour.

Keeping
in view the increased rate of honour killings in Larkna, local leaders decided to
utilize this forum to hold a dialogue on this issue. In Larkana, various women have
become the victims of honour killing, causing conflicts among families, castes
and? communities. The major causes of honour
killing (Karo-Kari) are lack of women education as well as awareness and
advocacy programmes, feudal system, no proper implementation of law, lack of women
capacity building and religious education.

Participants
were of the view that this issue could be controlled while taking legal strict
action , conducting awareness raising programmes at grass roots level,
implementing and amending laws regarding honour killing and promoting more
research in this area.

For
cooperative action plan, a committee was formed, which will organize the
awareness programmes at grass roots level and will develop a strategy to
enhance the capacity of women. The committee will engage a professional
psychologist for the purpose, and increase awareness about imparting religious
education among younger generation besides conducting seminars on honour killing.

List of Participants

Name

Designation/Affiliation

Amir Ali
Abro

DDO
Social Welfare

Zafar
Hussain Sangi

Sangi
Foundation

Ali
Muhammad Soomro

Police

Muhammad
Hashim Chandio

SSWA

Akbar
Azad Hisbani

SSWA

Aijaz Ali
Sangi

Advocacy

Raja
Abdul Hameed

Advocacy

Dr.
Zulfiqar Ali Rahujo

Activist

Kailash
Kumar

Hindu
Panchait Committee

Jawahar
Lal

Hindu
Panchait Committee

Vijay
Kumar

MHP
Larkana

Faheem
Akhtar Bhatti

DDO
Social Welfare

Rafique
Junejo

Sindh
Special Newspaper

Syed
Jawed Shah

Dawn News

Dr.
Suresh Kumar

Professor
GMC

M. Fazul
Rahujo

Student

Mrs.
Rishma

Teacher

Saima

Student

Tahira

Social
Worker

Hafeeza
Bano

SSWA

khadim
Hussain

Professor

Rozeena
Sindhu

Student

Syed
Sikandar Ali Shah

Social
Worker

Dr. Saeed
Ahmed Memon

President
PMA

Rashida
Baloch

Helper
Social Development Org

Ghulam
Sarwar Sangi

Sangi
Foundation

Dhani Bur

Advocate

MB Abro

Helper
Social Development Org

Tahira
Laghari

SSWA

Reshma
Rahujo

Teacher

Zahara
Ansari

IDS
Larkana

Zubair
Ali Sangi

Sangi
Foundation

Ghulam
Ali Sangi

Sangi
Foundation

Mohsin
Ali Sangi

Sangi
Foundation

Mushtaq
Hussain

Radio
Pakistan

Share
Tweet