Pathways for adapting the Sustainable Development Goals to the national context: the case of Pakistan.

Because of the ambition, comprehensiveness and complexity of the 17 goals and 169 targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the implementation of it is very difficult, especially for developing countries such as Pakistan. The present paper introduces an analytical framework based on a subset of the Global SDG Indicators Database to identify an optimal pathway for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Pakistan. The analysis suggests that the optimal pathway would enable the country to progress towards higher income levels and human development. It also suggests that the country’s national development plan, Vision 2025, is expected to contribute towards achieving inclusive and sustainable development provided that the implementation of it is prioritized and sequenced in an optimal manner.