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2019

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r ment,Changef orasecurea ndprosper
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SUB-
THEMES:

•Empowe ri
ngPe opleandLoc alGovernme nt •Agr i
cult
ureSe ctor,Wat erIs
suesandProspectsForChange
•CivilSe rvic
e,Cr i
mi nalJusti
ceSyst
em andGove rnanc
e •HealthCar eforal l
•Poli
tica land Soci
o-E conomicEmp owerme nt •TransformingEduc ati
onSys te
m andSocialSafet
yNets
•Alle
vi ati
onofPove r tyandGe nderParity •Cli
mat eChangeandGr eenEconomy
•Incl
us iveEc onomicGr owt handRoadt oProsper
ity •Populati
on,Ur baniz at
ion,CultureandYouth
•Manuf acturi
ng,Fi nanceandI ndust
rialSect
or •Pak i
stan’
sN ationalS e
cu ri
ty
•Ener gyChal lenges
, Touris
mI ndust
ry,ITSe ct
orinNewPaki
st
an •ExternalDime nsionandI nt
ernalDimensi
on
•Inte
r nationalTradeandExpor ts •Structur
alRe formsandPol ic
yPr inc
ipl
es

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es/De
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sionofAbs
trac
ts
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ssi
onoffullPape
rs
Octobe
r28,2019
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icat
ionofAcce
ptanceofPape
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•THEREARENO LI MITATI
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•REGISTRATI
ONPROCESSWI LLSTARTFROM
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