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Pakistani passport ‘second worst’ for international travel

The Pakistani passport has been ranked the second worst in the world, according to this year’s “Passport Index” released on January 12.

India TV News Desk New Delhi Published on: January 18, 2017 12:47 IST
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Pakistani passport ‘second worst’ for international travel

The Pakistani passport has been ranked the second worst in the world, according to this year’s “Passport Index” released on January 12. 

“Passport Index” is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom that their citizens enjoy.

With a visa-free score of 26, Pakistan ranks 198 of a total 199 countries on the list.

The only country to rank below Pakistan is its neighbour Afghanistan which has a visa-free score of just 23.

India, on the other, ranks 78 with a visa-free score of 46.

Germany stands at the top with a visa-free score of 157 while Sweden and Singapore secured the second spot with 156 points. 

Singapore overtook South Korea and became the highest ranked Asian passport with a visa-free score of 156.

France, Spain, United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Switzerland and the United States ranked third on the index.

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