Public distrust in Indians almost the same after 25 years: survey

ISLAMABAD: Public opinion has remained consistent over the years with a minor increase in trust in the Indians, says Gallup Pakistan National Survey.
The survey says that as compared to 1991, there has been a 5 percent increase in respondents who said they trust the Indians and a 3 percent increase in respondents who claimed to be indifferent. Following the same trend, there has been a 2 percent decrease in respondents who said they do not trust the Indians.
According to a Gallup Pakistan National Survey conducted in the year 1991 (25 years ago), only 3 percent Pakistanis said that the Indians are very trustworthy and 5 percent said that they are somewhat trustworthy, 11 percent were indifferent, while 29 percent said that they are not trustworthy. Another 40 percent said that the Indians are not trustworthy at all and 13 percent did not respond.
The question was asked again in 2015 to enable a solid comparison and to observe the trend in public opinion. In 2015, only 3 percent respondents said that they trust the Indians a lot, 10 percent said that they somewhat trust them, 14 percent were indifferent and 29 percent said that they did not trust the Indians. A further 38 percent said that they did not trust the Indians at all and 6 percent did not respond.