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Global Peace Index 2020

Edition: 14th

Total nations: 163

Released by: Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

Pakistan: 152

Bottom: Afghanistan

Topper: Iceland

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The world health organization (WHO) declared Pakistan a Trachoma-free country.

Pakistan has become the 19th country globally to reach this historic milestone.

In this context, Dr. Luo Dapeng, head of the WHO mission in Pakistan, presented a congratulatory letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Declared in October 2024.

ٹریکوما آنکھ کی ایک بیماری ہے جس میں پیوٹے کے اندر دانے نکلتے ہیں

Explanation

Pakistan Press Freedom Report

Prepared by the media rights watchdog Freedom Network

Islamabad was the riskiest place to practise journalism in Pakistan

Report released in April 2023

Attacks on journalists rise by 60pc in Pakistan

پاکستان میں صحافیوں کے خلاف حملوں اور دھمکیوں میں 60 فیصد سے زیادہ اضافہ ہوا ہے۔

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On 2 April 2025, US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of reciprocal tariffs on multiple countries, including a 29% tariff on Pakistani goods.

Trump explained that Pakistan has been charging the US a 58% tariff on American goods, which prompted the US to impose a 29% tariff on Pakistani products.

Additional Information:

The US remains one of Pakistan’s largest trading partners, with bilateral trade valued at $7.3 billion in 2024.

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Global Peace Index 2024

Released by: Economics and Peace (IEP) 

Total countries: 163 (independent states & territories)

Topper: Iceland 

Pakistan: 140

Bottom: Yemen

Additional information

Pakistan was ranked 142 out of 163 states in Global Peace Index 2023.

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Pakistan's GDP expected to contract by 0.4% in 2020 and grow by 2.0% in 2021

Pakistan's inflation rates forecasted at 10.7% in 2020 and 7.5% in 2021

ADB stands for Asian Development Bank.

Headquarters located in Manila.

Founded in 1966.

This report was recently released in September 2020.

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Rank of Pakistan in Corruption Perception Index:

2018: 117 out of 180

2019: 120 out of 180

2020: 124 out of 180

2021: 140 out of 180

2022: 140 out of 180 

Explanation

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

Inflation rate: 9.5 percent 

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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Global Hunger Index 2024

Edition: 19th

Total countries: 127

Pakistan: 109

Worst ranking: Somalia (127)

Topper: Belarus

Additional Information:

Global Hunger Index 2024 is published by Concern Worldwide, an Irish humanitarian organisation, and Welthungerhilfe, a German aid agency