Islamabad: Six out of every 10 Pakistanis have complained about the federal government that neglects the provinces and unreasonably distributed resources, according to a study by the Public Opinion Resinion Research Institute, with more than 1,000 people from all over the country participating, The news Reported Tuesday.
In the survey, 58% of Pakistanis said the federal government neglects the provinces, while 35% disagreed and said the provinces are getting sufficient resources, while 6% did not answer the question.
The highest number of complaints about not receiving sufficient resources from the federal government was made by 74% of people from Sindh, 68% from Balochistan, 65% from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while the lowest number of complaints was made by 47% from Punjab.
On the question of what are the reasons for nationalist movement, 33% quoted political deprivation as the largest reason, 21% cited lack of development, 14% foreign interference, 10% state violence, while 6% cited racial discrimination as the main reason.
When asked what the government should do to strengthen Pakistan, 28% of respondents said the government should strengthen democratic institutions, 19% favored reasonable distribution of resources, 16% called to end the interference of undemocratic forces, 15% said respect for human rights, and 13% said respect for regional identity was crucial to Pakistan’s stability.
In the survey, 66% of Pakistanis also complained about not getting real representation; However, 27% disagreed with this and said that their real representatives were currently in the assemblies, while 7% did not answer this question.
