A majority of Pakistanis believe that the country is heading in the wrong direction.
According to the latest survey by research company IPSOS, four out of every five persons in Pakistan view that the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Citing the report released on Tuesday, The News International reported that only 23 per cent people believe that the country is moving towards the right direction and 77 per cent believe otherwise.
‘Pakistan headed in the wrong direction’
The survey was conducted between December 1 and December 6, 2020, and more than 1,000 people from all over the country participated in it.
Last year, in the fourth quarter, 21 per cent people believed that the country was headed on the right track, while 79 per cent had a contrasting opinion, reported ANI.
This year, 36 per cent people acknowledged that their current personal financial situation is weak, while 13 per cent termed it as strong and 51 per cent said it is neither strong nor weak.
The survey indicated that almost all the provinces in Pakistan were in “poor financial situation” with inflation ranked number 1 among the list of top 4 contributors to the desperate situation, reported ANI.
Unemployment, inflation and poverty
Nearly 20 per cent people in Sindh called unemployment (20 per cent) as a major problem.
About 18 per cent people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa believed unemployment, 12 per cent viewed coronavirus and 8 per cent called poverty as the reason behind the province’s financial situation.
In Balochistan about 25 per cent blamed unemployment, and 25 per cent felt it was poverty that has behind the province’s poor financial condition.
Pakistan is in turmoil over a series of protest by Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) against Imran Khan and the military establishment. Pakistan former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while addressing a virtual rally on Sunday via video link, blasted the armed forces for its involvement in the political matter of the country and asked them to stop “political engineering factories in agencies”.
Cash strapped Pakistan has been hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic.
