Musharraf's popularity waning, should resign: Survey
A majority of Pakistanis feel President Pervez Musharraf should resign while two-thirds of respondents a new national survey backed the new Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani's performance.
By PTI |
ISLAMABAD: A majority of Pakistanis feel President Pervez Musharraf should resign while two-thirds of respondents a new national survey backed the new Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani's performance.
Fifty-one per cent of respondents in the poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan said the embattled former General should resign. Another 22 per cent supported a move to remove the President through impeachment while 26 per cent favoured his continuation.
Two-third of the respondents in the survey gave a "very favourable or favourable" view about new Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani. Another 29 per cent rated him as "fair", indicating moderate approval. Only seven per cent rated him poorly.
Eighty-one per cent of respondents favoured the reinstatement of deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while 17 per cent opposed it. Musharraf had sacked Chaudhry after imposing emergency in Pakistan in 2007.
Asked about the expected longevity of the new parliament, 40 per cent of the respondents said there is a "high chance" of it completing its five-year term while the same percentage said the chances are "moderate".
Fifty-one per cent of respondents in the poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan said the embattled former General should resign. Another 22 per cent supported a move to remove the President through impeachment while 26 per cent favoured his continuation.
Two-third of the respondents in the survey gave a "very favourable or favourable" view about new Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani. Another 29 per cent rated him as "fair", indicating moderate approval. Only seven per cent rated him poorly.
Eighty-one per cent of respondents favoured the reinstatement of deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while 17 per cent opposed it. Musharraf had sacked Chaudhry after imposing emergency in Pakistan in 2007.
Asked about the expected longevity of the new parliament, 40 per cent of the respondents said there is a "high chance" of it completing its five-year term while the same percentage said the chances are "moderate".
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