World Bank removes Pakistan from South Asia group

About this episode

GVRNZ and Halima discuss the World Bank's decision to reclassify Pakistan and Afghanistan, along with other trending topics.

GVRNZ and Halima delve into the latest news and trending topics from the past week, including ZAYN's new album 'Konnakol', Karishma Vijay winning The Apprentice, online discourse surrounding the World Bank's decision to move Pakistan and Afghanistan from being grouped with South Asia to be grouped with the Middle East and North Africa, and more...

People in this episode

Hosts: GVRNZ, Halima

Topics covered

• World Bank
• Pakistan
• Afghanistan
• South Asia
• Middle East
• Konnakol
• The Apprentice

Keywords

• World Bank
• Pakistan
• Afghanistan
• South Asia
• Middle East
• Konnakol
• Karishma Vijay
• The Apprentice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Bank

Books & works: Konnakol

Places: Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Asia, Middle East, North Africa

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