KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has 58% popularity ratings in Punjab, 46% in KP, and 51% in Sindh, according to a Gallup Pakistan opinion survey, media reported on Friday.<\/p>\n
A significant dip in the popularity of incumbent Prime Minister Imran Khan, who ranked second in KP with 46%\u00a0and third in Sindh and Punjab with 33%, was also reported.<\/p>\n
The Gallup Pakistan opinion survey was done from December 22 to January 31 to evaluate the popularity of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister Imran Khan, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.<\/p>\n
Nawaz Sharif received 46%\u00a0of the votes in KP, followed by 44%\u00a0for Prime Minister Imran Khan, 43%\u00a0for Shehbaz Sharif, and 24%\u00a0for Bilawal Bhutto and Asif Zardari.<\/p>\n
In KP, satisfaction with the PM has plummeted from 67%\u00a0in February 2020 to 44%\u00a0in the current poll, while Bilawal Bhutto’s satisfaction has dropped from 26%\u00a0to 24%. In the KP, however, Nawaz Sharif’s popularity rating increased from 33% to 46%, while Shehbaz Sharif’s favourable rating increased from 31% to 43%.<\/p>\n
In the KP, however, Nawaz Sharif’s popularity rating increased from 33% to 46%, while Shehbaz Sharif’s favourable rating increased from 31% to 43%.\u00a0 In Punjab, 58%\u00a0of respondents endorsed Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, while 33%\u00a0backed Prime Minister Imran Khan, 24% backed Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and 21% backed Asif Ali Zardari.<\/p>\n
In Punjab, 58%\u00a0of respondents endorsed Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, while 33%\u00a0backed Prime Minister Imran Khan, 24%\u00a0 backed Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and 21% backed Asif Ali Zardari.<\/p>\n
In Punjab, 58%\u00a0of respondents endorsed Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, while 33%\u00a0backed Prime Minister Imran Khan, 24% backed Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and 21% backed Asif Ali Zardari.\u00a0 According to Gallup Pakistan, this was the first time the former PMLN prime minister’s popularity climbed after December 2018, and Nawaz Sharif’s ratings were comparable to Shehbaz Sharif’s. However, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s popularity, which peaked at 51% in 2018, has since dipped to 33%. While the PPP Chairman’s share increased to 24%\u00a0from 18%\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n
In Sindh, the survey found that Nawaz Sharif\u00a0received 51%\u00a0of the vote, Shehbaz Sharif 41%, Bilawal Bhutto 37%\u00a0Imran Khan 33%\u00a0and Asif Ali Zardari 31%.In comparison to the 2018 Gallup Poll, Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif’s popularity increased from 12%\u00a0to 51% and 41% respectively, whilst PM Khan’s popularity decreased from 33% in 2018 to 10% in February 2020, before rising to 33% in the current poll. However, in the case of Bilawal Bhutto, his popularity in his home province fell from 54% to 39% and has recently fallen to 37%.<\/p>\n