Pakistani passport remains among worst to travel with: Visa Restriction Index
Pakistanis enjoy visa-free access to only 32 destinations out of total 218 countries.
The report, prepared by the Henley & Partners, ranked Pakistan at 91st along with Somalia, followed by only Iraq and Afghanistan at 92 and 93 respectively. PHOTO: FILE
Pakistani passport remain one of the worst to travel with according to the Visa Restriction Index.
The report, prepared by the Henley & Partners, ranked Pakistan at 91st along with Somalia, followed by only Iraq and Afghanistan at 92 and 93 respectively.
The index ranks countries according to the travel freedom their citizens benefit from.
Pakistanis enjoy visa-free access to only 32 destinations out of total 218 countries.
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According to the survey, United Kingdom, Sweden and Finland top the index as their passport holders enjoy hassle free travel to 173 countries. While the report ranks United States at second position along with Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg with visa free access to 172 destinations.
India is ranked at 74 with easy access to 52 countries, while the index ranked Bangladesh at 85 with visa free access to 41 destinations.
Earlier in April, Kuwait excluded Pakistan along with five other countries from its new visa regime, under which Kuwaiti embassies and consulates were given full authority to issue the visas based on procedures stipulated by the law and its regulations.
In 2011, Kuwait had barred nationals of six countries, namely Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Afghanistan from entering the country.
The ban, which was imposed in 2011, on nationals of these six countries was attributed to the “difficult security conditions in the six countries” and to “the remarkably increasing tendency of Kuwait-based nationals from these countries to apply for visas to bring into Kuwait relatives who faced or could face serious challenges in their home countries.”
The report, prepared by the Henley & Partners, ranked Pakistan at 91st along with Somalia, followed by only Iraq and Afghanistan at 92 and 93 respectively.
The index ranks countries according to the travel freedom their citizens benefit from.
Pakistanis enjoy visa-free access to only 32 destinations out of total 218 countries.
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According to the survey, United Kingdom, Sweden and Finland top the index as their passport holders enjoy hassle free travel to 173 countries. While the report ranks United States at second position along with Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg with visa free access to 172 destinations.
India is ranked at 74 with easy access to 52 countries, while the index ranked Bangladesh at 85 with visa free access to 41 destinations.
Earlier in April, Kuwait excluded Pakistan along with five other countries from its new visa regime, under which Kuwaiti embassies and consulates were given full authority to issue the visas based on procedures stipulated by the law and its regulations.
In 2011, Kuwait had barred nationals of six countries, namely Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Afghanistan from entering the country.
The ban, which was imposed in 2011, on nationals of these six countries was attributed to the “difficult security conditions in the six countries” and to “the remarkably increasing tendency of Kuwait-based nationals from these countries to apply for visas to bring into Kuwait relatives who faced or could face serious challenges in their home countries.”