Survey in Pakistan: India a bigger threat than al Qaeda

WASHINGTON: Only one in five or 22% Pakistanis have a favourable view of India with almost six in ten considering it a bigger threat than the Taliban or al Qaeda, said a survey by the Pew Research Centre’s Global Attitudes Project.

Despite these negative sentiments, 62% of Pakistanis believe in improving relations with India and roughly two-thirds support more bilateral trade between the two nations.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 30^th, 2012.