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• About Henley Passport Index released in July 2023
• Released by: Henley & Partners

• Total countries: 103

• Topper: Singapore

• Pakistan: 100th (fourth worst)

• Pakistanis has visa-free access: 33 states
• Bottom: Afghanistan 

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The World Bank has warned that Pakistan’s inflation is projected to further rise to 29.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2023 due to higher energy and food prices and the weaker Rupee.

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European Union added Pakistan in High Risk Third Countries in October 2018.

On 29 March 2023, the European Commission removed Pakistan from its “High Risk Third Countries” list, which poses significant threats to the European Union’s financial system.

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• Global Firepower Index 2024
• Total countries: 145
• Topper: USA
• Pakistan: 9th 
• Bottom: Bhutan 

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Population of Pakistan is 230 million as of 15 November 2022.

Pakistan is an overwhelmingly young nation, with about 64 percentage of the population under 30.

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Global Gender Gap Report 2023 released by World Economic Forum

Edition: 17th

Released in June 2023

Total countries: 146

Topper: Iceland

Pakistan: 142

Pakistan gender parity: 57.5 per cent

Explanation

Rawalpindi and Islamabad have been listed as districts with second and third highest numbers of child abuse cases.

Kasur topped the list with 298 cases

Report released by Sahil in May 2022

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IMF has forecast Pakistan’s economy to grow by 3.2 per cent during fiscal year 2024-25.

This report was released on 22 October 2024 by IMF.

Additional Information:

IMF stands for International Monitory Fund. 

IMF headquarters located in Washington, USA.

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World press freedom index 2023

First: Norway

Second: 

US: 45

China: 179

Pakistan: 150

This index is released by Paris-based non-government/profit organization Reports Without Borders