Pakistan is a safer country than India! How do people trust Gallup’s survey now?
A survey of the safest countries in the world has been published. In this survey, Pakistan has been described as a safer country than India. India is ranked 60th out of 121 countries in this survey by Gallup Law and Order Index. In this survey, countries have been given a score of 1 to 100, countries that have scored more than 80 are considered the safest countries in the world. The list is topped by Singapore with a score of 96, while Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list with 51. Singapore was followed by Tajikistan, Norway, Switzerland and Indonesia in the top five, while Venezuela in South America and Sierra Leone, Congo and Gabon in Africa are in the bottom five. However, questions are also being raised on this survey.
Pakistan scores more than India
Pakistan is placed at number 42 in this list with a score of 82. Laos, Serbia, Iran and New Zealand also have the same number and ranking as Pakistan. At the same time, India is at number 60 with a score of 80. Just above Pakistan are countries claiming to be very safe like America, Italy and Germany. These three countries have 83 scores. Whereas, Australia has scored 84 and Canada has scored 87. What would be more ironic than this is that Britain has been placed below Pakistan and India with a score of 79. Russia has been ranked 77 in this list, which is at the bottom of the list of developed countries.
Question on the veracity of the survey regarding Pakistan
India has been placed below Pakistan in this survey. India’s equal countries include Iraq and Sri Lanka. In such a situation, the question arises that what security did the survey team see in Pakistan. Did they not see terrorist and extremist activities at peak in Pakistan? The Pakistani minister himself has admitted in the country’s parliament that the increasing violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan is nothing but terrorism. TTP terrorists have increased their dominance in the Swat Valley, which is called Paradise. In such a situation, on what basis can Pakistan be declared a safer country than India?
How Gallup did the survey
The survey found that seven in 10 people worldwide feel safe walking alone at night depending on where they live. They trust their local police. Overall, the security metrics have remained stable between 2020 and 2021, the report said. The annual Gallup survey interviewed nearly 1,27,000 people over the age of 15 in more than 122 countries and territories in 2021 and early 2022. In each country, about 1000 people answered the survey questions by telephone or face-to-face.
