58% KP residents satisfied with security situation

ISLAMABAD: The majority of citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is satisfied with the security situation in their province and the steps taken by the government to establish law and order. This was revealed by a Gallup Pakistan survey in which 3,000 people from the province participated.

Fifty-eight percent of survey participants said they were satisfied with the security situation in their area. Forty percent expressed dissatisfaction with the situation. Fifty-eight percent said they were satisfied with the measures taken by the KP government to maintain law and order, while 38pc said they were not. Four percent did not answer the question. Fifty-seven percent of citizens expressed fear of an increase in terrorism, while 40pc said they had no fear. Two percent did not answer the question. Seventy-two percent of residents of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Dera Ismail Khan and Hangu, said they fear increase in terrorist incidents.

The survey showed a split in public opinion on government’s success in combating terrorism. Fifty percent said government was successful in dealing with terrorism, while 44pc said it was a failure.

According to the survey, 45pc of KP residents described the security measures adopted by the provincial government as appropriate. Seventeen percent termed them excessive. Thirty-four percent thought they are insufficient. Four percent did not answer the question.

Fifty-one percent were satisfied with the government’s performance in maintaining law and order in Kurram District, while 34pc said they were not. The survey said 36pc were unhappy with police service. Five percent did not answer the question.