Pakistan’s response to a recent Pew Research Survey conducted in Muslim-majority countries raised more than a few eyebrows.
While most countries with significant Muslim populations oppose the self-styled Islamic State (IS), Pakistan became a notable exception, as the majority — 62% — offered no conclusive opinion.
When a Pew researcher was asked on Twitter by one observer whether it is clear if Pakistanis are aware of IS, he responded saying it was not.
We decided to venture out onto Karachi’s bustling I.I Chundrigar Road to ask passers-by what (if anything) they knew about IS.
