Islamabad: Global Economic Gallup Survey highlights that fifty-three percent of Pakistanis consider 2026 a year of prosperity.

According to Radio Pakistan, the survey findings reveal that fifty-one percent of Pakistanis are optimistic about the New Year. This optimism in Pakistan is significantly higher when compared to India’s thirty-nine percent and surpasses the global average of twenty-four percent.

Pakistan also performed better in terms of peace expectations. Fifty-two percent of Pakistanis believe that world peace will improve, whereas in India, this figure is only twenty-six percent. This represents one of the highest levels of optimism in Pakistan since 1994.