Islamabad, February 02, 2017 (PPI-OT): According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 3 in 4 Pakistanis believe that claims made by the government regarding improvement in Pakistan’s economy are true; 26% disagree.

A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the four provinces was asked, “Recently the government has claimed that Pakistani economy has improved. Some people say that the government’s claims are true, while others oppose. To what extent do you think the claims made by the government regarding improvement in Pakistan’s economy are true?” In response to this question, 37% said very true, 36% said true to some extent, 16% said false to some extent and 10% said very false. 1% did not know or did not wish to respond.

The study was released by Gilani Research Foundation and carried out by Gallup Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International. The recent survey was carried out among a sample of 1872 men and women in rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during October 17– October 24, 2016. Error margin is estimated to be approximately ± 2-3 per cent at 95% confidence level.

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Group Manager

Gilani Research Foundation

Islamabad

Tel: +92-51-2655630

E-mail: fatima.idrees@gilanifoundation.com