New Delhi: For an overwhelming majority of Pakistanis, the country’s state of economy is the biggest cause for worry. A recent survey by Gallup Pakistan has found that 53 per cent Pakistanis are worried about inflation.
Of the 1,200 Pakistanis surveyed, 8 per cent considered Kashmir an issue to be concerned about, according to the Gallup-Gilani Pakistan poll. The issue ranked third, right after inflation and unemployment, but above local matters such as water crisis, corruption and political instability.
#Economy is the biggest problem for an over whelming majority of #Pakistanis (Gallup & Gilani Pakistan Poll)https://t.co/q8U01CNeQr pic.twitter.com/jTHPvjDZYH
— Gallup Pakistan (@GallupPak) October 29, 2019
Gallup Pakistan is the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International.
The survey took place over a span of almost two weeks from 7 October to 20 October. The sample size of the survey comprised men and women in urban and rural areas in all four provinces of Pakistan — Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and North-West Frontier Province.
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What the survey reveals
The main question asked in the survey across all the four provinces was, ‘In your opinion, what is the biggest problem faced by Pakistan these days?’
The answer that got the maximum response was inflation, with 53 per cent of the sample size expressing concern about the state of the country’s economy.
Another factor that was cited as one of the biggest problems for Pakistanis was unemployment (23 per cent).
Four per cent of them said it was corruption that they were most concerned about.
The Gallup Pakistan poll also revealed that seven in 10 Pakistanis (72%) claim to be either very or somewhat happy with their life.
More than 7 in 10 Pakistanis (72%) claim to be #happy (very/somewhat) with their life (Gallup & Gilani Pakistan Poll)https://t.co/CUFu3AgzVK pic.twitter.com/WnC9sgyyH6
— Gallup Pakistan (@GallupPak) October 28, 2019
The Kashmir ‘problem’
Of the total Pakistanis surveyed, 8 per cent pointed out Kashmir is their “biggest problem”.
The findings of the survey also found 76 per cent Pakistanis are of the view that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly would play a pivotal role in resolving the Kashmir issue with India.
The Pakistani PM scored a high rating on foreign policy issues but was rated poorly on internal issues concerning the country.
Majority of #Pakistanis (76%) are of the opinion that @ImranKhanPTI's speech to #UNGA will play a pivotal role in resolving the #Kashmir issue, according to a recent Gallup survey. https://t.co/19pCJdLV2j
— Gallup Pakistan (@GallupPak) October 25, 2019
About Gallup Pakistan
Gallup Pakistan, which conducted the survey, is known to be a leading research institution and specialist in independent third party evaluation and ratings.
Gallup has been working in Pakistan since 1980.
Chairman and founder of Gallup Pakistan is Dr Ijaz Shafi Gilani, who also runs the The Gilani Research Foundation. He is known to be a pioneer in the field of opinion polling in Pakistan. Gilani holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has taught at leading universities in Pakistan and abroad.
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So 1200 individuals represent the entire pakistani population!!!
Why write on what a jihadi illiterate state thinks about?