ISLAMABAD - Freedom in the World 2018 report has ranked Pakistan 4.5 out of 7 in its freedom ratings.
Pakistan ranked 4 and 5 out of 7 in freedom of political rights and civil liberties respectively.
Freedom in the World has been published since 1973, allowing Freedom House to track global trends in freedom over more than 40 years. It has become the most widely read and cited the report of its kind, used on a regular basis by policymakers, journalists, academics, activists, and many others.
By global population, 39 per cent of the world is considered ‘free’, 24 per cent ‘partly free’, and 37 per cent ‘not free’. Moreover, the report found out that democracy faced its most serious crisis in decades in 2017 as its basic tenets—including guarantees of free and fair elections, the rights of minorities, freedom of the press, and the rule of law came under attack around the world.
The report ranked Pakistan based on its electoral process, political pluralism and participation, the functioning of the government, freedom of expression and belief, associational and organisational rights, rule of law, and personal autonomy and individual rights.