Majority of Pakistanis satisfied on 100-day govt performance
- September 15, 2013, 9:50 pm
- National News
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ISLAMABAD, Sep 15 (APP): Majority of the Pakistanis have expressed
satisfaction over the Federal Government policies and decisions taken
during its first 100 days in office, says a survey released here on
Sunday.
The survey was conducted by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative
Development and Transparency (PILDAT) on the International Day of Democracy
observed today (September 15).
According to the survey, which is based on a nation-wide public
opinion poll, 62% people gave positive rating to governance by the Federal Government led by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
The poll is a performance tracker regarding governance by the
Federal Government, four provincial governments and the performance of democracy in its various forms and expressions.
The Prime Minister's policy of seeking harmony with the armed
forces, provincial governments led by the parties, which are in opposition at the federal level, and the opposition parties received the highest rate of approval.
Nawaz Sharif's reaching out on key foreign policy issues was also
approved.
With the change of government on June 5, after the May 11 elections,
more people (44%) are optimistic about its ability to address the current issues, the survey said.
Likewise, according to the public opinion given in the survey,
the Punjab government got the best rating out of the four provincial
governments while the Sindh government was given the poorest rating.
