Pakistan has been ranked as having the fourth weakest passport in the world, according to Henley & Partners, a global citizenship and residence advisory company, media reports said. Among 227 countries assessed on the index, the country stands at 100th position, which has been determined based on the number of destinations Pakistani residents can visit without needing a visa, Pakistani passport, Geo News Earlier this year, the nation of over 220 million was listed among the five countries with the lowest-ranked passports by the London-based advisory firm, the report said.
According to the report, Pakistanis had access to 35 countries with an on-arrival visa facility until January this year, which has now come down to 33. Meanwhile, Singapore leads the index as possessing the most-coveted passport in the world, pushing Japan — leading the list for the last five years — to third position shared with South Korea, Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg and Sweden, granting their citizens access to 189 destinations without a prior visa. (IANS)
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