51pc for PM’s resignation, 49pc want him to fight

ISLAMABAD: According to a latest national opinion poll on Panama Leaks case, report by JIT and the credibility of National Institutions conducted by the Gallup Pakistan, 51% people favoured prime minister’s resignation from politics against 49% who want him to contest the case.

In the poll, 1750 men and women across rural and urban Pakistan, covering all 4 Provinces, were asked questions between 17th to 20th July 2017 after the JIT presented its report to the Supreme Court. Following are the results: —

1. Awareness about JIT Report on Panama Leaks : 73% claim they have heard or read about it.

2. In the aftermath of the JIT report should the PM resist or resign from politics? Views are sharply divided: 51% favour resigning from politics; while 49% favour resisting by contesting a case

against the JIT decision.

3. Acceptability of Shahbaz Sharif as a replacement of Nawaz: 59% across various vote banks (those intending to vote for PML-N or any other party) say that if PML-N were to nominate him, they will accept Shahbaz Sharif as a replacement of Nawaz; 41% say they will oppose.

4. Credibility of various national institutions, including the entity called ‘Average Pakistani Citizen’: Supreme Court (79%), Army (79%), Religious Leaders (68%) and Doctors (64%) score higher than the Average Citizen (61%), politicians (61%), media (58%), lawyers (52%) and police (38%).

Interestingly, politicians are rated at exactly the same level as the ‘Average Pakistani Citizen’.