Missiles of Pakistan
Missiles of Pakistan Pakistan’s missile program is rapidly evolving, achieving greater accuracy, payload capacity, and range. The strategic competition with India has spurred Pakistani efforts to acquire ballistic missiles. Pakistan remains a non-signatory to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). Pakistan sees its ballistic and cruise missile programs as key to its strategy to deliver…
Dams in Pakistan
Dams in Pakistan The Indus river basin stretches from the Himalayan mountains in the north to the dry alluvial plains of Sindh province in Pakistan in the south and finally flows out into the Arabian Sea. In Pakistan, the Indus river basin covers around 520 000 km², or 65 percent of the territory, comprising the…
National Highways in Pakistan
National Highways in Pakistan National Highways of Pakistan are a network of toll highways in Pakistan. National Highways Authority owns, maintains and operates these highways. National Highways have prefix ‘N’ in their codes.. Strategic Highways (in Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir) have the prefix ‘S’ in their codes. 1,467 Views
Motorways in Pakistan
Motorways in Pakistan Motorways of Pakistan are a network of multiple-lane, high-speed, controlled-access highways in Pakistan. Federal Pakistan’s National Highway Authority owns, maintains and operates Motorways. A total length of 1,860 km of motorways is currently operational. A total length of 2,406 km of motorways is currently under construction. Pakistan’s National Highways & Motorway Police…
Political Parties in Pakistan
Political Parties in Pakistan Following is the list of Political Parties in Pakistan as registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan. Source: Election Commission of Pakistan 2,506 Views
The Henley Passport Index
Henley Passport Index For some people, a passport is a portal to the world. For others, it is a barrier to the travel freedom they seek. The Henley Passport Index is a measure of global access, showing a ranking of passports and travel freedom over the last 14 years. The Henley Passport Index is based…
Global Peace Index (GPI)
Global Peace Index (GPI) Global Peace Index (GPI) measures the relative position of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness. The GPI ranks 172 independent states and territories (99.7 per cent of the world’s population) according to their levels of peacefulness. The GPI is a report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) and developed in…
Freedom in the World 2019
Freedom in the World 2019 Freedom in the World has recorded global declines in political rights and civil liberties for an alarming 13 consecutive years, from 2005 to 2018. The global average score has declined each year, and countries with net score declines have consistently outnumbered those with net improvements. A total of 68 countries suffered…
Press Freedom Index 2019
The Press Freedom Index The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders based upon the organisation’s own assessment of the countries’ press freedom records in the previous year. Source: Reporters without borders 1,348 Views
Human Development Index 2019
Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical tool used to measure a country’s overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions. The social and economic dimensions of a country are based on the health of people, their level of education attainment and their standard of living. Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq…