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kindly change "Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia." to "Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in Middle East."
It has been moved from South Asian Category to Middle East by World bank 2026 Middle Eastern update dated report April 2026. reference: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/mena/publication/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-economic-update)
Along with several articles (https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/29/pakistan-world-bank-imf-middle-east-saudi-arabia-india-south-asia/) reporting on this change. Jon Doher001 (talk) 21:52, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
Not done: Those sources say Middle East and Pakistan. CMD (talk) 03:04, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
Addition of source
[edit]Want to add following to the article: Counterterrorism and countering violent extremism approaches have resulted in some reduction in terrorism.[Gap analysis of Pakistan's non-kinetic responses to violent extremism, Cogent Social Sciences, 2023] HudecEmil (talk) 16:11, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
- @SheriffIsInTown HudecEmil (talk) 18:01, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
- This is unnecessary and non-encyclopedic content. It does not belong in the country article. The article was trimmed from 16,000 words to 10,000 words, and we are not going to start adding bloat again. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 23:47, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
Addition GDP per capita growth
[edit]Want to add GDP per capita growth value to article. 1.5% in 2024 per World Bank HudecEmil (talk) 16:13, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
- The IMF has GDP per capita data for 2025. I do not mind adding it if it is not already there. I think it was already there, but we can double-check it. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 23:49, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
Religion update
[edit]Want to do the following updations
- About Zikri muslim community
- About Hinglaj Mata pilgrimage which is the largest in Pakistan
Weichan123 (talk) 12:43, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
- I do not think these minor communities belong in the country article. There are separate main articles for this purpose, and this content can go there if it is not already there. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 23:51, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
"Pakistana" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Pakistana has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 15 § Pakistán until a consensus is reached. 𝔅𝔦𝔰-𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔧𝔢𝔱𝔞? 12:10, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
Update nominal GDP ranking
[edit]According to the IMF World Economic Outlook database, Pakistan's nominal GDP is estimated at approximately US$407.79 billion in 2025. Based on the latest IMF rankings, Pakistan is now the 40th-largest economy by nominal GDP rather than 42nd.
Could an editor please review and update the article accordingly if the ranking is no longer current?
Source:
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/profile/PAK
Related IMF Data:
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPD@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD Shahfaisal.std (talk) 20:27, 8 June 2026 (UTC)
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 July 2026
[edit]Update population in the lead section and the infobox to 247,541,947 as per the complete results of the 2023 census, by adding updated Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir numbers. It has already been updated on the demographics section.
Sources: [1][2] Christos1200 (talk) 01:16, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
- ↑ "AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR AT A GLANCE - 2025" (PDF). AJ&K Bureau of Statistics, Planning & Development Department, Azad Govt. of the State of Jammu & Kashmir. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gilgit Baltistan at a Glance 2024" (PDF). Planning & Development Department Statistical & Research Cell (SRC), Government of Gilgit-Baltistan. June 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
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