
With deep strategic ties between Pakistan and China, including cooperation under CPEC, Pakistan is well-positioned to integrate GDI into its development framework.
Purpose
To finalize a multi-stakeholder program that anchors GDI within Pakistan’s policy, academic, and youth spheres, and establishes GDI as a recognizable, action-oriented platform for development.
Key Objectives
1. Engage Parliamentarians and Policymakers
• Convene consultations to integrate GDI in national development discourse and strategies.
• Secure buy-in from political leadership for cross-sector GDI implementation.
2. Mainstream GDI through Public Awareness
• Launch campaigns to make GDI a household name linked to innovation, inclusion, and growth.
• Promote GDI’s alignment with Vision 2025 and SDG goals.
3. Youth Engagement and Academic Research
• Establish GDI-focused research hubs and programs in universities.
• Organize student-led focus groups and awareness drives.
• Promote curriculum linkages and university sensitization efforts.
4. Program Design and Mobilization
Finalize a national program with thematic components on climate resilience, digital innovation, financial literacy, and green enterprise.
• Mobilize partnerships and resources for implementation.
5. Integrate Global Security Dimensions
• Promote GDI as a tool for human security by addressing root causes of instability such as poverty, resource scarcity, and climate change.
• Highlight the importance of regional peace and multilateralism for development continuity.
• Support policy coherence between GDI, national resilience planning, and international security cooperation (e.g. disaster response, climate-related displacement, cyber-security in digital growth).