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Henley Passport Index (July 2024 edition)

Total countries/states: 199

Topper: Singapore 

Bottom: Afghanistan

Pakistan: 100th 

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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 

Explanation

The Sindh cabinet on Aug 20, 2020 approved new district.

Now total district of Sindh: 30

PSP, MQM-P and PTI challenge the decision of a new district in the court.

Districts are there in KPK: 34

Districts are there in Punjab: 36

Districts are there in Balochistan: 33

Districts are there in Sindh: 30

Districts are there in AJK: 10

Districts are there in GB: 14

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According to the World Health Organisation, approximately 20,000 Pakistanis died by suicide, with over 120,000 people attempting it during the year 2022.

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Pak was ranked 140 out of 180 countries in 2021.

Pakistan was scored 28 out of 100 in CPI 2021.

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Pakistan was ranked 124 in CPI 2020.

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 Henley Passport Index (July 2024 edition)

Total countries/states: 199

Topper: Singapore 

Bottom: Afghanistan

Pakistan: 100th 

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World's Most Criminal Countries Index 2023

Topper:  Valenzuela

Second: Papua New Guinea

Pakistan: 86

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China is the biggest exporter of weapons to Pakistan as per According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report 2021

ð  Other notable developments

1.       Germany’s arms exports were 17 per cent higher in 2015–19 than in 2010–14.

2.       China was the fifth-largest arms exporter in 2015–19 and significantly increased the number of recipients of its major arms: from 40 in 2010–14 to 53 in 2015–19.

3.       South Korea’s arms exports rose by 143 per cent between 2010–14 and 2015–19 and it entered the list of the top 10 largest exporters for the first time.

4.       Israeli arms exports increased by 77 per cent between 2010–14 and 2015–19 to their highest-ever level.

5.       West and Central European states had outstanding orders at the end of 2019 for imports of 380 new combat aircraft from the USA.

6.       Egypt’s arms imports tripled between 2010–14 and 2015–19, making it the world’s third-largest arms importer.

7.       Brazil’s arms imports in 2015–19 were the highest in South America, accounting for 31 per cent of the subregion’s arms imports, despite a 37 per cent decrease compared with 2010–14.

8.       South Africa, the largest arms importer in sub-Saharan Africa in 2005–2009, imported almost no major arms in 2015–19.