IRI survey: For most Pakistanis, power crisis is the real problem

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ISLAMABAD:
For a big majority of Pakistanis, the single most critical issue of their country is energy crisis while terrorism figures very low on their list of problems, shows a gallop survey.

According to the survey conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI), 42% respondents said electricity is the single most important issue facing Pakistan; while 21% said inflation, 12% said unemployment, 10% said terrorism and 3% each cited law and order, corruption and poverty as the most crucial issue. Only 1% considered gas/petrol shortage as the single most important issue of Pakistan.

In their rating of institutions, 89% of respondents voted for the army, 80% for the media, 66% for government schools, 63% for courts, 67% for government hospitals, and 29% for police. 60% respondents chose the National Assembly, 50% chose the present government and 49% favoured the opposition.

While rating the performance of the federal government, 10% respondents said it is ‘very good’, 48% said it is ‘good’, 22% rated it as ‘bad’, 11% rated it as ‘very bad’ and 9% did not reply.

Rating the performance of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) provincial government in Punjab, 23% said it as ‘very good’, 50% ‘good’, 14% ‘bad’, 7% ‘very bad’ and 6% did not respond.

The performance of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led coalition government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa received a ‘very good’ status from only 9% while 40% ranked it as ‘good’, 20 % deemed it as ‘bad’, 8% as ‘very bad’ and 23% did not respond.

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government in Sindh was rated as ‘very good’ by 7% people; while 27% called it ‘good’, 27% ‘bad’, 21% ‘very bad’ and 19% did not respond.

The coalition government in Balochistan remained the most underperforming government in the country as only 6% people called it ‘very good’. 24% people rated it as ‘good’, 24% ‘bad’, 12% ‘very bad’ and 35% did not respond.

Sixty-four per cent of Pakistanis termed local government elections ‘very important’ for the country and suggested that they should be held next year.

Sixty per cent respondents thought that political parties do not reach out to women, while 48% said the political party they support does not respond to their needs at the local level.

Eighty-one per cent of the people surveyed responded that Pakistan is heading in the wrong direction; while 49% said their personal economic situation would get worse.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 7th, 2013.
IRI survey: For most Pakistanis, power crisis is the real problem – The Express Tribune

 

[Devil Soul]

Govt enjoys support of 50 pc Pakistanis: IRI survey
APP and DAWN.COM



Updated 2013-11-07 10:16:48

ISLAMABAD: Fifty per cent of the country's population supports the present government, with 49 per cent favouring the opposition, the latest survey of public opinion in Pakistan conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI) said.

The IRI, which works with the stated goal for advancement of democracy worldwide, conducted the survey during August 1-26, 2013. It is a national representative sample of adults from 70 districts in all provinces, excluding Fata and Chitral.

Male, female, illiterate and educated respondents from different income groups were included in the surveys and were asked questions on key areas relating to democracy, elections, etc.

According to the findings, 50 per cent Pakistanis supported the current Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) government, with 49 per cent favouring the opposition and 60 per cent in support of the National Assembly.

About the rating of national institutions in terms of efficiency and performance, 89 per cent favoured the army, 80 per cent went with the media, 66 per cent with government schools, 63 per cent expressed their preference for the judiciary, 61 per cent for government hospitals, and only 29 per cent favoured the police.

When asked how they would rate the performance of the PML-N government, 10 per cent respondents rated the performance of the government as very good, 48 per cent rated it as good, 22 per cent rated as bad, 11 per cent rated it as very bad and nine per cent did not respond.

The surveyors asked likely voters that if the elections for the National Assembly were held next week, who were they most likely to vote for. Thirty-three per cent responded that they would vote for PML-N, 11 per cent for Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI), nine per cent for Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), two per cent each for Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Jamaat-i-Islaami (JI) and Pakistan Muslim League – Functional (PML-F) while one per cent each said they would vote for Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) and Awami National Party (ANP). Twenty-five per cent did not respond to the question.

Forty-two per cent of the respondents identified electricity and 21 per cent inflation as the most troubling issues faced by the country. This was followed by unemployment at 12 per cent and terrorism at 10.

Three per cent each termed law and order, corruption and poverty as the most important issues.

Only one per cent considered gas/petrol as the single most important issue facing Pakistan. Three per cent said there were other important issues confronting the country.

When asked about the timing of holding the local government (LG) elections, 64 per cent replied that LG polls should be held next year, 17 per cent responded in the negative and 19 per cent did not respond.

 

[batmannow]

these kinds of surveys only are there to support thier, intersts its nothing to do inreality
but right, now PMLn hasnt got any of hurdles?