Pakistan Development Forum 2010: Reform Agenda - Road to Sustainable Economic Development

 

The Pakistan Development Forum is being held on November 14-15, 2010 at Serena, Islamabad. The forum provides the Government an opportunity to have a comprehensive dialogue with its development partners on the strategic direction, priorities & policies. Deliberations of the PDF influence forthcoming country Partnership Programs/Strategies of the Donors. Additionally, feedback from the development community facilitates alignment of Government policy with international best practices. The event is particularly significant this year in view of the devastation caused by the floods and the consequential economic fallout. This year's PDF has high level local and international participation.

 

Agenda 

Day 1

Session I: Provincial Development Agenda

Presentation by the Government of Punjab  

Presentation by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 

Presentation by FATA 

Presentation by the Government of Balochistan 

Presentation by the Government of Sindh 

Presentation by the Government of AJ&K 

Presentation by the Government of Gilgit -Baltistan 

Session II: The 2010 Floods, Damage & Needs Assessment (DNA) and Reconstruction

Relief, Early Recovery & Disaster Risk Reduction by Lt. Gen (R) Nadeem Ahmed, Chairman NDMA 

Damage & Needs Assessment by ADB & WB 

Citizens' Damage Compensation Mechanism by Mr. Ali Arshad Hakeem 

Institutional Framework for Reconstruction by Mr. Ashraf M. Hayat, Secretary Planning Division  

Session III: Protecting the Poor

Social Sector Overview by Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Sectors 

Benazir Income Support Program by Ms. Farzana Raja, Chairperson BISP 

Governance and Institution Building by Syeda Sughra Hussain Imam, Member Senate 

 

Day 2

Plenary Session

Statement by Ms. Isabel M Guerrero, Vice President for South Asia Region, The World Bank  

Address by the Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani 

Session I: State of the Economy- Challenges and Response

Expenditure Management & Resource Mobilization by Mr. Salman Siddique, Secretary Finance 

Monetary Policy and Inflation by Mr. Shahid Hafiz Kardar, Governor State Bank 

Session II: Towards Growth and Sectoral Reforms

Towards Growth and Development Strategy by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission

Power Sector Reform Plan by Raja Pervez Ashraf, Minister for Water and Power

Oil & Gas Reform Plan by Syed Naveed Qamar, Minister for Petroleum and Natural resources

 
Session III: Aid Effectiveness

Aid Effectiveness by Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs

Statement by Rachid Benmessaoud, Country Director for World Bank Pakistan  

 Session IV: Closing Session

 Closing Remarks by Rachid Benmessaoud, Country Director for World Bank Pakistan