Explanation

About Henley Passport Index released in May 2026

Topper: Singapore

Bottom: Afghanistan

Pakistan: 100th

Total passports included are 199.

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Explanation

About World Press Freedom Index 2026

Total countries: 180

Topper: Norway

Bottom: Eritrea

Pakistan: 153rd

About World Press Freedom Index 2025

Topper: Norway

Bottom: Eritrea

Pakistan: 158th

Additional Information:

This index is released by Paris-based international NGO named Reporters Without Borders.

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Explanation

According to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) in Islamabad is ranked as the No. 1 university in Pakistan.

QAU is placed within the 401–500 band globally

List of Top Universities of Pakistan in 2026

1.  Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad
2. .National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad
3. Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS),
4. University of the Punjab (PU),
5. COMSATS University Islamabad
6. Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS)
7. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) .
8. UET Lahore
9. Aga Khan University (AKU), Karac
10. Government College University (GCU), Lahore

Last updated by NS on 06 May 2026

Explanation

About World Press Freedom Index 2026

Total countries: 180

Topper: Norway

Bottom: Eritrea

Pakistan: 153rd

About World Press Freedom Index 2025

Topper: Norway

Bottom: Eritrea

Pakistan: 158th

Additional Information:

This index is released by Paris-based international NGO named Reporters Without Borders.

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Explanation

Pakistan remains one of the 10 fragile countries where global acute food insecurity is most concentrated, according to a UN-backed report released on 23 April 2026.

Pakistan is among the world’s 10 largest food crises in 2025, with about 11 million people facing acute food insecurity.

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