ISLAMABAD:
Even before completing a year in power, the PML-N government has
outshone the previous Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) regime with a
majority of Pakistanis satisfied with its performance and policies,
reveals a recent Gallup Pakistan report.
Despite inheriting a fragile economy, deteriorating law and order, strained ties with neighbouring countries, rampant corruption and uncontrollable inflation, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government managed to put things in order through independent and prudent policies since coming to power in June last year.
Gallup’s Annual Public Pulse Report 2014 reveals that the PML-N government’s overall performance ratings showed a huge improvement over that of the PPP government by 59pc points. It got a Green Card (favourable views exceed unfavourable views) in the overall running of the government. As many as 55% give it a favourable rating.
The Gallup’s study is based on findings from a nationally representative poll in the rural and urban areas of all the four provinces. The sample size was 2,596 adult men and women, face to face interviews, selected through the probability sampling method; the error margin was kept at 3-5% at 95% confidence level. Fieldwork was carried out from January 6 to 13, 2014.
For the six key indicators including the economy, Pak-India relations, overall foreign policy, terrorism control, corruption control and inflation control, the present government received positive comparative net performance ratings.
“The economy recorded a positive 48pc comparative net performance, Pak-India relations 22pc, foreign policy 33pc, terrorism control 31pc, corruption control 36pc and inflation control 20pc net change,” says the report.
The Net Performance Ratings for political leaders rated Nawaz Sharif on top with 18pc favourable. Imran Khan was rated as minus 5pc unfavourable, Asif Ali Zardari at minus 28pc unfavourable, Altaf Hussain minus 39pc unfavourable, Maulana Fazlur Rehman at minus 21pc unfavourable and Asfandyar Wali Khan at minus 34pc unfavourable. The rating of former JI chief Syed Munawar Hassan remained unchanged.
On the issues of controlling inflation, terrorism and corruption, the present government showed an improvement over the previous government by 20pc, 31pc and 36pc, respectively. The Gallup Pakistan survey shows that the government performance still needed improvement but it was far better than that of the PPP government. However, despite some issues needing attention, the PML-N government got a Green Card (favourable views exceed unfavourable views) in overall running of the government, with 55pc favourable and 40pc unfavourable with a positive balance of 15pc points.
A year ago only 27pc had given favourable and 71pc negative ratings to the then PPP government, with a negative balance of 44pc points. Another aspect covered by the Gallup Pakistan survey is the performance of provincial chief ministers (CMs). The performance of the Punjab chief minister was rated as very good by 21pc people and good by 28pc. The Sindh CM obtained 6pc very good ratings while the KP CM and Balochistan CM each got a mere 4pc rating as very good.
The Punjab CM topped the list by obtaining 26pc overall net performance rating. But other chief ministers remained on the negative list with Sindh CM obtaining minus 9pc, the KP CM minus 11pc and Balochistan CM minus 14pc.
Compared to the previous government, the Punjab CM improved his performance by 6pc as compared to 2013 and the Sindh CM improved by 18pc. The new CMs in KP and Balochistan improved the performance ratings significantly from their predecessors as the Balochistan CM got 20pc performance rating and KP CM was rated 16pc better as compared to previous CMs for the same period.
Regarding state institutions, the survey reveals that net performance ratings of the armed forces improved up to 49pc, Supreme Court 27pc and parliament 8pc. However, the performance of other institutions including police, lower courts and political parties got negative ratings. Comparative net performance ratings for state institutions as compared to 2013, however, improved. Armed forces recorded a net change of 4pc, police 8pc, lower courts 2pc, Parliament 30pc and political parties 20pc.
Comparative net performance ratings from January 2014 compared with January 2013, for civil society institutions were also recorded. NGOs recorded a positive 15pc change, media 3pc, educational institutions (schools and colleges) 3pc and religious leaders recorded 7pc.
Despite inheriting a fragile economy, deteriorating law and order, strained ties with neighbouring countries, rampant corruption and uncontrollable inflation, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government managed to put things in order through independent and prudent policies since coming to power in June last year.
Gallup’s Annual Public Pulse Report 2014 reveals that the PML-N government’s overall performance ratings showed a huge improvement over that of the PPP government by 59pc points. It got a Green Card (favourable views exceed unfavourable views) in the overall running of the government. As many as 55% give it a favourable rating.
The Gallup’s study is based on findings from a nationally representative poll in the rural and urban areas of all the four provinces. The sample size was 2,596 adult men and women, face to face interviews, selected through the probability sampling method; the error margin was kept at 3-5% at 95% confidence level. Fieldwork was carried out from January 6 to 13, 2014.
For the six key indicators including the economy, Pak-India relations, overall foreign policy, terrorism control, corruption control and inflation control, the present government received positive comparative net performance ratings.
“The economy recorded a positive 48pc comparative net performance, Pak-India relations 22pc, foreign policy 33pc, terrorism control 31pc, corruption control 36pc and inflation control 20pc net change,” says the report.
The Net Performance Ratings for political leaders rated Nawaz Sharif on top with 18pc favourable. Imran Khan was rated as minus 5pc unfavourable, Asif Ali Zardari at minus 28pc unfavourable, Altaf Hussain minus 39pc unfavourable, Maulana Fazlur Rehman at minus 21pc unfavourable and Asfandyar Wali Khan at minus 34pc unfavourable. The rating of former JI chief Syed Munawar Hassan remained unchanged.
On the issues of controlling inflation, terrorism and corruption, the present government showed an improvement over the previous government by 20pc, 31pc and 36pc, respectively. The Gallup Pakistan survey shows that the government performance still needed improvement but it was far better than that of the PPP government. However, despite some issues needing attention, the PML-N government got a Green Card (favourable views exceed unfavourable views) in overall running of the government, with 55pc favourable and 40pc unfavourable with a positive balance of 15pc points.
A year ago only 27pc had given favourable and 71pc negative ratings to the then PPP government, with a negative balance of 44pc points. Another aspect covered by the Gallup Pakistan survey is the performance of provincial chief ministers (CMs). The performance of the Punjab chief minister was rated as very good by 21pc people and good by 28pc. The Sindh CM obtained 6pc very good ratings while the KP CM and Balochistan CM each got a mere 4pc rating as very good.
The Punjab CM topped the list by obtaining 26pc overall net performance rating. But other chief ministers remained on the negative list with Sindh CM obtaining minus 9pc, the KP CM minus 11pc and Balochistan CM minus 14pc.
Compared to the previous government, the Punjab CM improved his performance by 6pc as compared to 2013 and the Sindh CM improved by 18pc. The new CMs in KP and Balochistan improved the performance ratings significantly from their predecessors as the Balochistan CM got 20pc performance rating and KP CM was rated 16pc better as compared to previous CMs for the same period.
Regarding state institutions, the survey reveals that net performance ratings of the armed forces improved up to 49pc, Supreme Court 27pc and parliament 8pc. However, the performance of other institutions including police, lower courts and political parties got negative ratings. Comparative net performance ratings for state institutions as compared to 2013, however, improved. Armed forces recorded a net change of 4pc, police 8pc, lower courts 2pc, Parliament 30pc and political parties 20pc.
Comparative net performance ratings from January 2014 compared with January 2013, for civil society institutions were also recorded. NGOs recorded a positive 15pc change, media 3pc, educational institutions (schools and colleges) 3pc and religious leaders recorded 7pc.
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