“So stability has been achieved but not growth.”

“Right, that is the mantra!”

“What do you mean?”

“You want my definition or the government’s definition or the international definition?”

“Oops; OK, start off with the international definition.”

“I don’t see why, - I mean it’s not as if we follow the international data gathering methodology which accounts for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) giving a technical assistance (TA) to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics…”

“So it’s resolved then!”

“Well, the TA will be completed by June 2026 so no, not yet. Besides, I can cite........

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