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Pakistani passport remain one of the worst to travel
with according to the Visa Restriction Index.
The report, prepared by the Henley & Partners, ranked Pakistan at 91st
along with Somalia, followed by only Iraq and Afghanistan at 92 and 93
respectively.
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The index ranks countries according to the travel freedom their citizens
benefit from.
Pakistanis enjoy visa-free access to only 32 destinations out of total
218 countries.
According to the survey, United Kingdom, Sweden and Finland top the
index as their passport holders enjoy hassle free travel to 173
countries. While the report ranks United States at second position along
with Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg with visa free access to 172
destinations.
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India is ranked at 74 with easy access to 52 countries, while the index
ranked Bangladesh at 85 with visa free access to 41 destinations.
Earlier in April, Kuwait excluded Pakistan along with five other
countries from its new visa regime, under which Kuwaiti embassies and
consulates were given full authority to issue the visas based on
procedures stipulated by the law and its regulations.
In 2011, Kuwait had barred nationals of six countries, namely Pakistan,
Iran, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Afghanistan from entering the country.
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The ban, which was imposed in 2011, on nationals of these six countries
was attributed to the “difficult security conditions in the six
countries” and to “the remarkably increasing tendency of Kuwait-based
nationals from these countries to apply for visas to bring into Kuwait
relatives who faced or could face serious challenges in their home
countries.” |