In a Gallup & Gilani Pakistan National Survey conducted in the year 2006, i.e., 12 years ago, respondents were asked, “In your view, has the rate of terrorism increased, remained the same or decreased during the last few years?”
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News - 8th Aug, 2019 ) In a Gallup & Gilani Pakistan National Survey conducted in the year 2006, i.e., 12 years ago, respondents were asked, “In your view, has the rate of terrorism increased, remained the same or decreased during the last few years?” In response to this question, 77% said it has increased, 4% said it has decreased and 19% said there has been no change. The question was asked again in 2018 to enable a comparison to be made across the years.
In 2018, only 10% said it has increased, 57% said it has decreased, 27% said there has been no change and 6% did not respond or know. Overall, there has been a decrease of 67 percentage-points in the proportion of Pakistanis who say that the rate of terrorism in the country has increased. However, the percentage of respondents that said terrorism increased peaked to 83% in 2008 and to 73% in 2009. Proportion of Pakistanis who say that terrorism has decreased rose by 53% from 2016 onwards due to successful military campaigns against terrorism.
