ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani passport has been ranked as the fourth worstpassport for international travel by the Henley Passport Index – once againsharing the same spot behind only Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
In the previous edition of the index in April, the South Asian country hasranked similar for the second time in a row. The index ranked all theworld’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders canaccess without a prior visa as well as, using information from theInternational Air Transport Association.
At present, Pakistani passport holders can travel without a prior visa to32 destinations, per Henley Passport Index 2021.
Among South Asian neighbors, Maldives stands at 65th position, India at90th Bhutan stands at 95th while Nepal at 109.
Meanwhile, the Japanese passport comes out on top with access to staggering193 countries with Singapore in second with access to 192 countries.Germany and South Korea share the third spot with each giving access to 191countries. Here’s a list of top countries:
Japan (193 destinations)
Singapore (192)
Germany, South Korea (191)
Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain (190)
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Austria, Denmark (189)
France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden (188)
New Zealand, Belgium, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States (187)
Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Norway (186)
Australia, Canada (185)
Hungary (184)