A Gallup survey shows that seven in 10 Pakistanis “lack confidence in the honesty of their elections”.

Moreover, an unprecedented 70 per cent said that they think the economic conditions in the country were getting worse.

The survey notes that a clear majority of Pakistanis (88pc) believed corruption within the government is widespread, on par with the figure from 2022 (86p), which was a record high for the country.