Datapoint Pakistani English/Levelling of the difference between present perfect and simple past: present perfect for StE simple past

Variety: Pakistani English
Feature: Levelling of the difference between present perfect and simple past: present perfect for StE simple past
Value: B - feature is neither pervasive nor extremely rare
Informants: Ahmar Mahboob

Examples

Example 3459:
He quoted a recent Harvard University study which has mentioned that Pakistan's higher education sector was performing better than India and Bangladesh.