Despite moving up two spots on this year’s Henley Passport Index, Pakistani passport continues to remain the fifth-worst passport globally. In the newly revealed index, Pakistan is on the 102nd spot as compared to the 104th spot in last year’s list – the Pakistani passport is better than only four other countries: Somalia, Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. Denmark, Italy, Finland, and Sweden share joint 4th place, with access to 187 destinations around the globe. Elsewhere, the UK drops from 4th place to 6th place, while the US drops from 5th place to 6th place, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 185 destinations. The UAE climbed five places up the rankings, from 27th place at the beginning of 2018, to 22nd place currently.

Source: Pakistan Today January 09, 2019 10:52 UTC