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WB reclassification of Pakistan purely administrative, says finmin’s aide

Advisor to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad on Thursday said the World Bank’s decision to include Pakistan in its Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP) reporting region is merely an administrative and statistical reclassification and does not affect the country’s geographical identity or income classification. This distinction was important as regional statistics…

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