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KARACHI: It has been emphasised at a pre-budget policy dialogue at the Sindh Assembly that the province’s population must be treated as a cross-sector development priority, closely linked to employment, food security, education and climate resilience, and be integrated into provincial fiscal planning to achieve sustainable progress.
With regard to budgetary allocations, concern was also expressed over the “widening disparities” in Sindh due to the “uneven investments” at the district level, particularly in the face of climate vulnerability and rural poverty.
The dialogue, titled “Investing in People: Pre-Budget Policy Dialogue with Sindh Assembly Members,” was convened by the Population Council with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and served as a platform to translate the province’s progressive legislative framework on population into concrete budgetary allocations and measurable implementation.
Members of the Sindh Assembly from both treasury and opposition benches came together at the dialogue to call for a decisive shift in fiscal priorities, placing population stabilisation and human development at the centre of the Sindh budget 2026–27.
