auto-update week 17

south-asia/pk.json

@@ -1096,10 +1096,10 @@
     },
     "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
       "total": {
-        "text": "2,423,057 (2020)"
+        "text": "2,523,027 (2021)"
       },
       "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
-        "text": "1.1 (2020 est.)"
+        "text": "1.14 (2021 est.)"
       }
     }
   },
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Heliports": {
-      "text": "23 (2013)"
+      "text": "23 (2021)"
     },
     "Pipelines": {
       "text": "12,984 km gas, 3,470 km oil, 1,170 km refined products (2019)"
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@
       "text": "16 (or 17 depending on service)-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; women serve in all three armed forces; reserve obligation to age 45 for enlisted men, age 50 for officers (2021)"
     },
     "Military deployments": {
-      "text": "1,300 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,975 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 215 Mali (MINUSMA) (Oct 2021)"
+      "text": "1,300 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,950 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 220 Mali (MINUSMA); 280 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Feb 2022)"
     },
     "Military - note": {
       "text": "<p>the military has carried out three coups since Pakistan's independence in 1947 and as of 2021 remained a dominant force in the country’s political arena; in 2021, its chief focus was on the perceived threat from India, but over the past 15 years, the military also has increased its role in internal counterinsurgency and counterterrorism missions</p> <p>Pakistan and India have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (First Kashmir War of 1947 and the Kargil Conflict of 1999); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003 and revised in 2018, although the border, known as the Line of Control, remained contested as of 2021, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area in 1985, 1987, and 1995; a cease-fire went into effect in 2003, but as of 2021 both sides continued to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties were due to extreme weather or the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness<br><br>Pakistan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments</p>"