PTI Chairman Imran Khan is “rated positively” among 61 per cent of Pakistanis, whereas only 36 per cent have a “good opinion” about PML-N Nawaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, according to a survey titled Public Pulse Report published by Gallup Pakistan yesterday.
2,000 respondents participated in the survey from all four provinces in Pakistan. The error margin for such a survey was around 3-4pc at 95pc confidence level.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was rated negatively by 65pc of Pakistanis while 32pc gave him a positive rating. However, people from Punjab rated him more positively.
PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz, however, was rated negatively by 61pc while 34pc gave her a positive rating. “People from Punjab see her in a positive light as compared to other provinces.
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman received a negative rating by 57pc while only 31pc gave him a positive rating. He received the least negative ratings from citizens from KP.
Former president Asif Ali Zardari was rated negatively by 67pc while 27pc rated him positively.
“Since 2022, Zardari has gained a more favorable opinion amongst the Public Pulse Report population. However, people from Punjab gave him the most negative ratings, followed by KP and then Sindh,” the survey said.
62pc, blamed the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)/PML-N for the current economic crisis while only 38pc blame the previous PTI government.
57pc supported the decision of PTI chief to dissolve the Punjab and KP assemblies.
