More than 5 in 10 Pakistanis (51%) believe that it is very important that news channels are not influenced by the government.

According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, more than 5 in 10 Pakistanis (51%) believe that it is very important that news channels are not influenced by the government.

 A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the four provinces was asked “How important do you think it is that news channels should not be influenced by the government?” To answer this question 51% believed it is very important, 28% believed that news channels should not be influenced by the government is somewhat important, 10% of the respondents believed it is not very important while 6% believed that it was not important at all. 5% did not know or did not wish to respond.

from Gallup Pakistan https://ift.tt/2MZ2j70