From The Express Tribune (Pakistan)
LONDON: Pakistan is one of the most unpopular countries in the world, only a rank above the least popular Iran, an annual poll for the BBC World Service revealed on Thursday.
More than 26,000 people from around the world were asked to rate 16 countries on whether their global influence was “mainly positive” or “mainly negative”.
Pakistan came second last with only 15% looking upon it favourably, while 55% rating it as “mainly negative.”
The poll was conducted for the BBC by GlobeScan and PIPA, and quizzed randomly selected people in 25 countries.
Most popular
Germany is the most popular country in the world despite well-publicised protests against its insistence on austerity measures within the European Union.
Some 59% of those polled rated Germany as having a positive influence, while at the other end of the spectrum, Iran came last with only 15% looking upon it favourably.
