A recent Gilani poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan shows that, opposition to Basant kite flying has risen since the question was first posed by Gallup Pakistan in 1999, from 41% to 63% in 2010. Opposition to basant kite flying remained largely stable from 1999 to 2004, but rose sharply in 2006 when it climbed to 52% and even higher in 2010 to 63%. It is seen that the reason behind declining support for celebrating basant is not so much a cultural factor as it is the result of increasing number of accidents related to kite-flying. Accidents are caused, among other causes, by use of steel wires in flying kites. In 2007, the tragic death of a number of children in accidents during Basant intensified public opinion against the kite-flying celebrations.

The recent Gilani poll was conducted in Pakistan by Gallup Pakistan, affiliated with Gallup International Association, among a sample of 2581 men and women from rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during February 2010.