It sounds pretty shameful simply because it is but now Pakistan should request to be put on LDC as it meets most of the criteria. The LDC is to support countries that are in a mess and well Pakistan is in a mess right now.
I never looked at it from china's perspective but now that I think about it, I totally agree with you. China can only benefit from the western route. The rest of the whole project was forced by Pakistani politicians for their political gain.
The rankings are based on answers to the main life evaluation question asked in the poll. This is called the Cantril ladder: it asks respondents to think of a ladder, with the best possible life for them being a 10, and the worst possible life being a 0. They are then asked to rate their own...
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Pakistan economy is the 25th largest economy of the world with more than 1 trillion dollar GDP PPP...