KARACHI:A Gilani Research Foundation survey, carried out by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan, said Friday that 45% Pakistanis find overseas Pakistanis to be more patriotic when it comes to sacrificing for Pakistan.
A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the four provinces was asked, “Some people believe that Pakistanis working or permanently residing abroad are better than Pakistanis living in Pakistan with respect to sacrificing for Pakistan.
Do you think that overseas Pakistanis are better, worse or is there no difference between them and the Pakistanis living here with respect to sacrificing for Pakistan?” In response, 45% believe that Pakistanis living abroad are better off in relation to sacrificing for Pakistan as compared to Pakistanis living in the country whereas 16% expressed that they are worse off. 31% people believe that Pakistanis living in the country and those living abroad are the same in relation to sacrificing for Pakistan while 8% said they did not know/did not wish to respond.
Gilani Research Foundation is a not for profit public service project to provide social science research to students, academia, policy makers and concerned citizens in Pakistan and across the globe. 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 PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has taught at leading universities in Pakistan and abroad, is Chairman of Gallup and Gilani Pakistan.