A total of 43 per cent of respondents in an opinion poll in Pakistan have held former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government accountable for the country’s adverse economic conditions. According to the findings of the survey, 43 per cent of respondents slammed the three-year PTI rule for its inability to control inflation and for the country’s debilitating economy, reported The News International.
The survey was conducted in Pakistan by the Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR), a research firm that specializes in surveys and Social Science research. Twenty-one per cent said that they experienced no change during Imran Khan’s government. While, 55 per cent of respondents appealed to the incumbent Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government to bring inflation under control.
The research firm conducted the survey on the economic conditions in Pakistan from May 24 to June 3 and welcomed opinions from over 2,000 people from 79 districts of the country, as per the media outlet. Seven per cent said that poverty should be brought under control, seven per cent on increasing unemployment, six per cent on load-shedding, six per cent on the deteriorating economy, three per cent on increase in fuel prices, three per cent on corruption, three per cent on political instability, 2 per cent on availability of potable water and one per cent on non-availability of educational facilities.