Pakistan, Feb. 27 -- As freedom declined around the world last year, Pakistan was ranked "partly free" by Freedom House and declined three points in conditions for political rights and civil liberties in the organisation's annual report published on Wednesday.
Global freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year in 2024, according to Freedom House, a Washington DC-based organisation that tracks democracy and threats to freedom around the world.
People experienced deterioration in their political rights and civil liberties in 60 countries, and secured improvements in only 34 countries, the Freedom House report said.
"In settings where conditions worsened, key factors driving the degradation in rights and liberties included violence and t...