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Karachi is among the world's top 10 most stressful urban centres to live in, according to a list by German company VAAY.

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Pakistan’s economic freedom score is 54.8,

Pakistan economy is the 135th freest in the 2020 Index.

Pakistan is ranked 32nd among 42 countries in the Asia–Pacific region.

This report was recently released by Fraser Institute of Canada founded in 1974.

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About Global Terrorism Index 2026

Published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

Total included: 163 countries

Most affected country: Pakistan

Additional Information:   

As per this report, TTP emerged as the “deadliest” terror group in Pakistan

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The issue of launching another patrolling force named ‘Ababeel Squad’ to curb street crimes in Lahore is not just a matter of the addition of a new wing in capital city police.

Rather, it is the realization of the failure of Punjab Safe City Authority (PSCA), Dolphin Squad and Police Response Unit (PRU), the prior initiatives launched by Lahore Police, that too not more than five years ago and after the spending of billions of rupees.

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China is the biggest exporter of weapons to Pakistan as per According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report 2021

ð  Other notable developments

1.       Germany’s arms exports were 17 per cent higher in 2015–19 than in 2010–14.

2.       China was the fifth-largest arms exporter in 2015–19 and significantly increased the number of recipients of its major arms: from 40 in 2010–14 to 53 in 2015–19.

3.       South Korea’s arms exports rose by 143 per cent between 2010–14 and 2015–19 and it entered the list of the top 10 largest exporters for the first time.

4.       Israeli arms exports increased by 77 per cent between 2010–14 and 2015–19 to their highest-ever level.

5.       West and Central European states had outstanding orders at the end of 2019 for imports of 380 new combat aircraft from the USA.

6.       Egypt’s arms imports tripled between 2010–14 and 2015–19, making it the world’s third-largest arms importer.

7.       Brazil’s arms imports in 2015–19 were the highest in South America, accounting for 31 per cent of the subregion’s arms imports, despite a 37 per cent decrease compared with 2010–14.

8.       South Africa, the largest arms importer in sub-Saharan Africa in 2005–2009, imported almost no major arms in 2015–19.

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According to the latest reports of ILO (International Labor Organization), Pakistan has become the third-largest contributor of technical manpower for digital and other online services.