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Title:Post 18th Amendment of the Constitution of Pakistan

A Critical Appraisal

Author: Zaffarullah Khan

Title: Situation Analysis of Education System in Balochistan

Author: Fafeem Abbasi

Title: Solace for Balochistan

Author: Zafar ullah Khan

Introduction:

SPO  as a vigilant civil society organization tries to monitor the ground realities in Balochistan and in this discussion paper author Mr.Zafar ullah Khan has discussed the current situation in Balochistan. He says ,  Balochistan’s situation is extremely grave and concerns all those who care about the federal future of Pakistan.  Today in Balochistan there is a sense of alienation, which is growing , especially among the youth, and stories of grievance dominate the public sphere.
He has assessed the impact of interventions and says that all these developments might not be ideal , but those could be regarded as significant steps towards participatory federalism in Pakistan........

Title: A Review of Pakistan National Climate Change Policy

Author: Hammed Raza Khan

Introduction:
In Pakistan, Climate Change (CC) has consistently manifested itself through extreme events such as the unprecedented floods, droughts, storms, Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding (GLOF), etc. The economic and social losses caused by these disasters run into billions of dollars. In the recent floods alone, 20 million people have been affected and displaced. This outbalances three major securities of the country namely water, food and energy. Pakistan’s first National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) has been approved by the cabinet and effective since March 2012. Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) and CARE international in Pakistan have jointly produced this policy review paper...........

Title:Analysis of Budgetary Allocations for Poverty Reduction, Social Sector, Human Development and MDGs

Author: Dr Pervez Tahir ,Naseer Memon ,Wasim Saleem

Introduction:
Social sector has been much neglected in resource allocation and political priorities in the country. Successive governments often compromised human development at the altar of other priorities. This has led to massive gap in vital indicators of human development in the country. As a result of that we are at the verge of failure in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MGDs).......