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Opening Plenary: Sustainable Development in the Times of COVID-19
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Planetary Dialogue: The Future of Sustainable Development in #Worldaftercorona
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Special Plenary: Remembering the Life and Work of Dr Lubna Chaudhry
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Dialogue Plenary: COVID-19 Challenges for SDGs and Human Development
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Access to Bilateral Markets – Challenges & Way Forward in Times of COVID
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Dialogue: Plenary Health in Times of COVID-19
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An Overwhelming Role of ICTs during COVID-19 Era and Beyond

Opportunities and Challenges for Pakistan: Keeping Pace with Evolution

Parvez Iftikhar

Success Factors for Implementing ICT in Large Organisations in response to Pandemic Management Operations - Insights from the Frontlines of Solution Implementation

Faisal Haq Shaheen

Learning by Doing: Some Reflections on NAHE/HEC Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Higher Education

Shaheen Sardar Ali

Students Experiences: Prospects and Challenges of ICTs in Online Learning in COVID-19 Era and Beyond

Adeela Rehman
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Cultural Diplomacy in the Times of COVID-19

Conspiracy Theories in the Time of COVID Crisis: A Causal-Comparative Analysis of Global Power Politics and Importance of Cultural Diplomacy

Sehrish Qayyum

Function of Communication in Cultural Diplomacy: An Investigation of Chinese Strategic Communication during COVID-19

Bilal Zubair

Chinese Health Diplomacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rubina Ali

Manzoor Khan Afridi

From ‘Self-Promotion’ to ‘Values Promotion’: Recent Trends in Cultural Diplomacy

Anupama Sekhar
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Tobacco Greenwashing: Misinformation / Disinformation in the Times of COVID-19
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COVID-19: Air Quality and Health Issues
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A New Outlook and Emerging Needs for Education Systems Towards Addressing Impacts and Challenges of Coronavirus Era

Innovation and Adaptation for Teaching and Learning Practical Subjects of Design and Architecture in the COVID-19 Environment

Aamina Shahid

A Systems Thinking Approach to Evaluate the Impact of COVID and Online Education on Student Happiness and Wellbeing

Umme Ammara

Hassan Bukhari
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Negotiating the Climate Amid COVID-19
(This panel is not seeking abstracts)
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Future of BRI in the Post-COVID World

Economic Reform and Urban Development: Case of the Informal Textile Industry Sector(s) in Karachi, Pakistan

Azeemah Owais

‘Ecological Civilization’: Implications from COVID-19 & Greener BRI in the Future

Sun Xiaohua
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Role of Regional Cooperation for Asia-Pacific’s Energy Transition in the COVID-19 Era
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Entrepreneurial Business Survival during COVID19: Challenges and Way Forward
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Literature, Language and Technology in the Time of COVID-19

‘From Iran to Milan there is no Dearth, Of People Dying Daily, People being Buried under the Earth’: COVID-19 in the Time of Literature

Raza Naeem

Epidemics in Colonial and Post-Colonial South Asian Urdu Fiction

Humera Ishfaq

Promotion of Linguistic Diversity through Technology Amid Pandemic

Niaz Nadeem

Genus of Literature Created in Pakistani Languages Amid Pandemic

Nusrat Zehra

Resilience against COVID-19 amongst Linguistic Minorities Using Indigenous & Endangered Languages in Northern Pakistan

Zubair Torwali
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Psychological Impact in Time of COVID-19 and its Implications for Sustainable Development
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Rural Communities in the Fight Against COVID-19 (This panel is not seeking abstracts)
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Perspectives on Community Resilience to Violent Extremism: Challenges in the Times of COVID-19 (This panel is not seeking abstracts)

Retooling Community Efforts to Counter Extremism in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Anita M. Weiss

Challenges to Community Resilience against Violent Extremism during the COVID-19 Crisis

Sehrish Qayyum

Religious Extremism in Responding to COVID-19 Crisis in Pakistan: A Counter Narrative Analysis

Musferah Mehfooz
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Economic Growth, Social Protection, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Programme amid COVID-19
(This panel is not seeking abstracts)
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Setting Pakistan’s Agenda for Universal Social Protection (USP)
(This panel is not seeking abstracts)
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Government of Tomorrow: Reimagining the Role of Government after COVID-19
(This panel is not seeking abstracts)
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Gender-Based Violence and the Pakistani Transgender Community in COVID-19 Pandemic
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Informal Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities
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Climate-Induced Migrations in Times of COVID-19: A Case of South Asian Countries
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Role of Media amidst COVID-19 Outbreak: From Pakistan and Beyond
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Access to Healthcare and Competition
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Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security: Challenges for Women
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Financial Inclusion of Women in Pakistan – Developing Gender-Responsive Financial Inclusion Models
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education: Challenges and Way Forward
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Cultural and Knowledge Partnerships through Museums
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Challenges to Quality Education under National Universities Amid & Beyond COVID-19
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Accelerating SDGs Achievement and Building Back Better from COVID-19 Pandemic in South Asia
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Finding the Way Forward in Post-COVID-19 Pakistan with the Doing Good Index
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Access to Water and Sanitation in a Post-COVID Pakistan
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Education Methods in COVID-19 Response: Assessing Gendered Impact
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COVID-19 related Evidence in Policymaking: Perspective from Development Partners
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Inclusive Tourism Sector Strategies to Support Post-Pandemic Recovery
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State of Social Protection in Pakistan: Need, Coverage, Legislative Status, Challenges, and Way Forward
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Urban Water Governance Post-COVID-19
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Getting SDGs Back on Track: Innovative Solutions of Post-Pandemic Recovery
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Closing Plenary: Sustainable Development in the Times of COVID-19