interesting that ppl have started to see the change in health, education, and corruption in KPK. I was surprised to see the massive positive review for security situation in KPK. And as expected, Punjab is ahead when it comes to infrastructure. The reviews for health, education and infrastructure are consistent with the
govt strategies reflected in their budgetary allocations.
The significant improvement in the perception for corruption (52%) and security situation (41%) is a very good indicator suggesting that the KPK govt has been successful in bringing institutional change. The similar numbers for punjab are 26% and 36% for corruption and security, respectively. An interesting thing to note is that the perception of nationwide corruption is almost similar to that in the province. Eg. 51% respondents in sindh thought that the corruption in their province has increased and likewise they thought about the countrywide corruption. The same figure is roughly 30% for punjab. In KPK, only 8% thought that the corruption in their province has increased while 20% thought that it has increased countrywide.
Nonetheless, the overall performance perception is very similar in both KPK and Punjab. Close to 70% of the respondents (in the respective provinces) rated both the govts average or above average. 38% rated KPK's performance as good and above whereas a similar 33% suggested the same for Punjab. If you look at the sub categories, Industry and infrastructure got poor rating in KPK but are doing good in Punjab. On the contrary, health, education and corruption got poor rating in Punjab but are doing well in KPK.
At the national level, what is interesting is that the richer you are more likely you will be to give a good rating to the federal govts economic performance. eg. 38% of people belonging to the highest income group think good of the govts economic performance. Whereas, only 8% of the respondents in the poorest group think good of govts economic performance. This very much confirms the perception that PML-N's economic policies are pro rich.
With energy shortages and pro-rich perception, no wonder PML-N has taken a third seat with only 16% choosing to vote for N in the case of elections. Though PTI has been criticized for derailing the system, its rhetoric seems have found ground with the general public. For better understanding, it will be interesting to look at the political support for different parties across income groups.
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