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86pc Karachiites want provincial autonomy

KARACHI - Around 86 per cent respondents, in a survey, have favoured provincial autonomy while 14 per cent opposed it.
Centre of Excellence for Women’s Studies, University of Karachi, has conducted a survey on the topic of provincial autonomy under the supervision of the Centre Director Prof Dr Nasreen Aslam Shah. 
The survey team included Syed Faisal Hashmi, Muhammad Nadeemullah, Muhammad Faisal Zia, Waseem Khan, Syed Minhal Ali, Talha Ahmed Siddiqui, and Ahmed Muhammad Ali.
Dr Nasreen Aslam, in a statement issued on Friday, said that survey method was simple random sampling. She said, “Around 500 people of Karachi were interviewed in the survey. The opinion was taken from the masses of all towns of Karachi, which included people belonging to different walks of life including journalist, government and private sector workers, doctors, engineers, lawyers, transporters, teachers, nurses, business men, bankers, students and technicians. The age group of respondents were from 20 to more than 50 years. Their income range was from 3,000 to 13,000 rupees and above.”
According to 94 per cent of respondents, provincial autonomy will develop the provinces because they will get their rights however 6 per cent respondents thought that it will not help in the development. Ninety per cent respondents viewed that it will end terrorism because it increases reliability on its own resources, while 10 per cent respondents do not think that it will make any difference in ending the terrorism. 
According to 96 per cent of respondents, provincial autonomy will allow the provinces to give more attention towards education, 8 per cent said that due to provincial autonomy more than one education system would be established. Eighty-nine per cent of respondents thought that health sector will develop due to provincial autonomy, 11 per cent said that it did not make any difference on health sector. 
According to the opinion of 90 per cent of respondents, opportunities of employment will be created because new institutions will establish in the provinces, 10 per cent of respondents thought that employment is not related to provincial autonomy.