37% Pakistanis believe U.S. would side with India in a war between India & Pakistan: Gallup & Gilani Pakistan Survey

ISLAMABAD, March 26 (SABAH): Thirty-seven percent (37%) Pakistanis believe U.S. would side with India in a war between India and Pakistan, only 17% expect U.S. backing for Pakistan.

According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, a nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the country was asked the question, “If a war breaks out between Pakistan and India, in your opinion, which side will the United States support?”. In response, 17% said the US would support ‘Pakistan’, 37% said the US would support ‘India’, 9% said the US would remain neutral, 39% said they didn’t know, while 3% didn’t respond.

According to another survey, more than two-fifths Pakistanis (41%) believe that India will use nuclear weapons in the case of war between India and Pakistan, whereas 21% believe that it will not.

According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, more than two-fifths Pakistanis (41%) believe that India will use nuclear weapons in the case of war between India and Pakistan, whereas 21% believe that it will not.

A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the country was asked the question, “If a war occurs with India, do you think India will use its nuclear weapons against Pakistan?”. In response, 41% said ‘Yes’ India will use nuclear weapons against Pakistan, 21% said ‘No’ India will not use nuclear weapons, and 35% said that they didn’t know, while 2% didn’t respond.

According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, a significant majority of Pakistanis (67%) are not at all interested in politics or elections. A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the country was asked the question, “Some people actively participate in politics/election, while others have no interest in politics or voting. What is your level of participation in politics?”. In response, 10% said they have been actively involved in politics/election, 13% said they have been somewhat involved in politics/election,  67% said they are not involved at all in politics/election, while 10% said that they didn’t know or didn’t respond.

According to a survey conducted by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, trust in Pakistan’s National Assembly remains low at 36%. A nationally representative sample of adult men and women from across the country was asked the question, “We want to ask about some institutions and how much trust or confidence you have in them? – National Assembly”. In response, 16% said ‘very much trust’, 20% said ‘somewhat trust’, 11% said ‘very little trust’, 32% said ‘not trust at all’, while 21% said that they didn’t know or didn’t respond.

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Gilani Research Foundation is headed by Dr. Ijaz Shafi Gilani who pioneered the field of opinion polling in Pakistan and established Gallup Pakistan in 1980. Currently, Dr. Gilani, who holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has taught at leading universities in Pakistan and abroad, is Chairman of Gallup Pakistan.

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