An overwhelming majority of Pakistanis gave positive assessments of the military’s performance and the civilian government’s handling of the diplomatic crisis following the May 2025 conflict with India, according to a Gallup Pakistan public opinion survey.
The survey, conducted between May 12 and May 18, found that 97% of respondents rated the Pakistan military’s performance as either good or very good. It also found that 93% said their opinion of the army had improved following the conflict.
Separately, 96% of those surveyed believed Pakistan had been more successful than India in the confrontation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
The civilian government received a positive performance rating from 73% of respondents for its handling of the crisis. The findings suggest that public approval extended beyond the military to the government’s diplomatic and political response.
The survey also found broad support for the ceasefire agreement, with 91% describing the decision to accept it as the right one. However, confidence in its durability was more limited: 52% expected India to honour the agreement, while 34% believed it would not.
On the political front, 65% gave the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz a positive assessment for its role during the crisis, compared with 60% for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and 58% for the Pakistan Peoples Party. Meanwhile, 87% of respondents held India responsible for initiating the conflict.
Gallup Pakistan said the survey was nationally representative and covered all provinces, including urban and rural populations. The publicly available executive summary identifies the fieldwork dates but does not specify the sample size or margin of error.
The findings offer a snapshot of public sentiment in the immediate aftermath of the confrontation. They measure respondents’ perceptions and assessments, rather than independently establishing the military or diplomatic outcome of the conflict.
