Majority of Pakistanis don’t believe in US conspiracy against PM Khan – Gallup

ISLAMABAD: The findings of a recent survey by Gallup show nearly 68 percent of Pakistanis supported Prime Minister Imran Khan’s decision to dissolved the National Assembly and call for snap polls, while a majority did not believe there was a foreign conspiracy to topple Khan.
Last Sunday, Khan dissolved the National Assembly after a no-confidence motion seeking his removal was dismissed by the deputy speaker, a Khan ally, triggering a political and constitutional crisis in a country.
Gallup asked respondents in a survey if they supported the PM’s move to dissolve the National Assembly and call fresh elections. 
“To this question a wide majority 68 percent say they support and 32 percent say they oppose PM Imran Khan’s move,” Gallup Pakistan’s Survey said on Wednesday.
The survey results added:
“Majority don’t believe in US Conspiracy to remove Imran Khan, although split exists along party lines. Significant majority 64 percent responded to this question and say that Imran Khan was being ousted because of inflation and not because of a foreign conspiracy.”
On anti-Americanism sentiment, the survey said almost 2 in 3 Pakistanis (72 percent) thought the US was an enemy of Pakistan: “Anti-Americanism was highest among PTI [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf] Supporters (80 percent thought America was an enemy) and lowest among PML-N [Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz] voters (65 percent).”
Khan has repeatedly said that Donald Lu, a top US official dealing with South Asia in the US State Department, was involved in the alleged conspiracy to topple his government. Washington has denied the allegation.