ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has been ranked as 22nd most powerful county of theWorld in the US News and World Report rankings.

The ranking examines a country’s political and financial influence as wellas its international alliances, military strength and how it acts aninternational leader.

This is an opinion-based ranking, conducted in collaboration with theUniversity of Pennsylvania, that asked 20,000 people about their opinionsof 80 countries.

The United States has ranked number one, while India has grabbed the number17 spot. The UAE is ranked number 11 while Saudi Arabia is at number nine.

The top five countries are the US, Russia, China, Germany and the UK.

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