Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif received 62 percent approval of the masses across the country for his performance during his first 100 days in office.

The poll, conducted by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), is a performance-tracker of the new federal government led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.

Sharif's policy of seeking harmony with state institutions and provincial governments was given the highest rating, according to the survey report released Sep 15, observed as International Day of Democracy.

With the change of government on June 5, after the May 11 elections, more people (44 percent) are optimistic about the government's ability to address current issues, the survey said.

The Punjab government got the best rating out of the four provincial governments while the Sindh government was given the poorest rating.