Director General's Message:

Pakistan Academy for Rural Development (PARD) has come a long way. Fifty years have passed since its inception, Over the years PARD has matured andestablished a place for itself nationally, regionally and internationally.

It is a matter of pleasure and honour for me to be the part of this unique organization of quality in-serrvice raining and research in rural development administration and that at a time when research has become of immense significance for addressing regional and global issues effectively.

Around the world, rural development through holistic approach is taken as a national commitment. A step in this direction has been our recent efforts to make an easy access to our resources and materials.