Pakistan

Last year, there was a decrease in terrorism worldwide. But there are still unresolved issues in the story of South Asia. The numbers don't lie. The real question is whether Islamabad will finally listen?

"In most countries, approximately 1,000 people are contacted by telephone or face-to-face each year," WHR's website read.

While the world leaders have mostly been indifferent to Pakistan’s offensives against Afghanistan, its strike on the drugs rehab centre has invited rare global pushback.

Pakistan's economy is reeling as the Iran-US conflict disrupts oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. With fuel prices up 20%, the country faces soaring inflation, agricultural distress, and a potential $14 billion hit to its external payments and foreign reserves.