Hello my dear readers! I hope you are all fine and happy. Today I have a very interesting story for you. It is about what the people of Pakistan really think. So a new survey has asked ordinary Pakistanis a simple question: should the government and PTI talk to each other, or fight? And the answer will surprise you.
What the survey found
Gallup Pakistan carried out this survey. It is a well-known organisation that asks people their opinions. Also, they spoke to 800 people across the whole country, including all 28 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They asked the questions between 12 and 14 October 2026, so this is very fresh.
The biggest finding is this: 80 out of every 100 Pakistanis said the federal government and PTI should solve their differences through dialogue, which means sitting down and talking. On the other hand, only 10 out of 100 were against talks.
Think about that for a moment. In other words, eight out of ten people — from every part of the country — want peace between the two sides, not fighting.
The support for talks was even stronger among PTI’s own voters. For example, 86 out of 100 PTI supporters said they want their party to talk with the federal government. And in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 81 out of 100 people supported dialogue.
What about protests?
The survey also asked people: if PTI calls for a protest, will you join it?
68 out of 100 Pakistanis said no, they will not take part in any protest movement. In fact, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the number was even higher — 72 out of 100 said they will not join protests.
This is a very important point. So most people want the problem solved through talking, not through street protests.
What should PTI do about the emergency?
You may remember that an emergency and governor’s rule were imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The federal government said the PTI-led provincial government was not cooperating in the fight against terrorism. PTI says the move is political and unfair. I explained the full story in my earlier article about parliament approving the emergency here at Pak Unfiltered.
The survey asked people what PTI should do now. So here is what they said:
- 56 out of 100 said PTI should fight a legal battle, which means going to court.
- 15 out of 100 said PTI should hold protests.
- 7 out of 100 said PTI should do both — protests and court cases together.
- 5 out of 100 said PTI should do nothing.
So more than half the country thinks the court is the right place for this fight, not the streets.
Do people support the emergency?
This is where the answers get mixed. For instance, 47 out of 100 Pakistanis said they support the emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. But 36 out of 100 were against it.
But inside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa itself, people are divided almost equally: 40 out of 100 support the emergency, and 42 out of 100 oppose it.
The survey also asked about the government’s main argument — that the KP government failed to help fight terrorism. Yet 36 out of 100 Pakistanis rejected this argument completely. 29 out of 100 said the argument is fully correct. And 9 out of 100 said it is correct to some extent.
Will security get better?
The survey also asked people what will happen to security in the province after the emergency. For example, 38 out of 100 said they hope security will improve. But 30 out of 100 feared it will become worse. And 17 out of 100 said it will make no difference.
And 41 out of 100 Pakistanis said the Constitution allows the emergency and governor’s rule.
The survey found the highest support for the emergency in Hazara Division, where 48 out of 100 backed it. In contrast, the strongest opposition was in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 53 out of 100 were against it.
Why this survey matters
Let me explain in simple words why this survey is important.
Pakistan is going through a difficult time. Imran Khan, the former prime minister and PTI’s leader, is in jail. His party lost control of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. There were plans for a big march to Islamabad, and hundreds of PTI workers were arrested.
In such times, the big question is: what do the ordinary people want? This survey gives us the answer. Most Pakistanis do not want more fighting. They do not want more protests. They want the two sides to sit together and talk.
It is also interesting that even PTI’s own voters — 86 out of 100 — want talks. This tells us that the people are tired of conflict. They want their leaders to find a peaceful way forward.
What happens next?
Will the government and PTI actually sit down and talk? That is the big question. Some leaders on both sides have spoken about dialogue before, but real talks have not happened yet.
The people have spoken through this survey. Now it is up to the leaders to listen.
That is the full story, my dear readers, in the simplest words I could find.
Sources: Gallup Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Wikipedia.
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