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In-House Meeting on “Challenging extremism and promoting intercultural dialogue through literature”
In-House Meeting
on
"Challenging extremism and promoting intercultural dialogue through literature"
Speaker
Ms. Qaisra Shahraz,
Novelist and Scriptwriter from Manchester, UK
on
September 9, 2015 at 1100 hrs
(By invitation only)
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Fuel injection
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2014 Year-end Update ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SURVEY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Outlook and performance
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Overview of Pakistan’s Economy
PAKISTAN AT A GLANCE
Population
185.1 million
2014
GDP
$246.9 billion
2014
GDP growth
5.4%
2014
Inflation
7.2%
2014
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