Pakistan, June 17 -- The publication of The State of Freedom Report - Pakistan 2026 marks a major milestone in how the country talks about governance and laws. Published by Mishal Pakistan (the Country Partner Institute of the World Economic Forum), this is the nation's very first comprehensive study on freedom. The report avoids simply using outside international rankings. Instead, it looks at freedom through a citizen-centric lens, checking whether the promises written in Pakistan's constitution match the actual daily lived experiences of its people.

This report comes at a critical moment. Pakistan is now home to over 245 million people, making it the fifth most populous country in the world. It also has one of the youngest populations...