Dil nā-umīd toh nahīñ nākām hī toh ha

Lambī hai ġham kī shaam magar shaam hī toh hai

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

(Translation: I haven't lost hope, but just a fight, that's all; the night of suffering lengthens, but it is just a night, that's all.)[1]

Or

(Translation: Oh yes, I grieve, but I do not despair,The dusk of sadness is long, but it’s just a dusk, that’s all.)[2]

Introduction

The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) brings its annual 26^th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) from 21 – 23 November 2023 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The overarching theme of this year’s Conference is “< ........