AL JAZEERA-GALLUP PAKISTAN SURVEY

An exclusive Al Jazeera survey of public opinion in Pakistan has revealed widespread disenchantment with the United States for interfering with what most people consider internal Pakistani affairs.

Gallup Pakistan, an affiliate of the Gallup International polling group, carried out the survey.

The field work was done among more than 2,500 men and women across the rural and urban areas of all four provinces of Pakistan on July 26 and 27 this year. The field work was done face to face. The margin of error is + 2-3 per cent at 95 per cent confidence level.

Further details are available in the Methods Report.

On military operations

Question: Some people favour the military operation by the government against the Taliban, while some oppose. What is your view?

Favour	41%
Oppose	24%
Neutral	22%
Don't Know	13%
Total	100%

Voting Intention-wise (Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today)	Favour	Oppose	Neutral	Don't know/No response
PPP	52	23	18	7
PML-N	31	23	25	21
MQM	62	17	17	4
ANP	79	2	19	0
JUI / MMA	16	64	10	10
All Others Parties	43	27	19	11
Other responses	34	26	25	15
Language-wise (Mother Tongue of respondent)
Urdu	50	25	21	4
Punjabi	28	25	25	22
Sindhi	64	23	8	5
Pashto	49	20	18	13
All others languages	45	23	26	5
Age-wise
Under 30	42	19	24	15
30 - 50	40	27	20	13
51+	43	27	22	9
Gender-wise
Men	42	23	23	12
Women	39	24	21	16

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On drone attacks

Question: Do you favour or oppose drone attacks by the United States against Taliban and al-Qaeda targets in Pakistan?

Favour	9%
Oppose	67%
Neutral	24%
Total	100%

Voting Intention-wise (Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today)	Favour	Oppose	Neutral	Don't know/No response
PPP	8	67	24	0
PML-N	9	62	29	0
MQM	7	79	14	0
ANP	6	91	3	0
JUI / MMA	2	79	19	0
All Others Parties	16	58	24	2
Other responses	5	71	19	4
Language-wise (Mother Tongue of respondent)
Urdu	5	75	19	1
Punjabi	8	58	33	1
Sindhi	8	70	21	2
Pashto	6	65	27	1
All others languages	14	80	6	0
Age-wise
Under 30	11	67	20	1
30 - 50	7	64	28	1
51+	3	80	16	1
Gender-wise
Men	9	68	22	1
Women	8	65	26	1

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On dialogue vs military action

Question: In your view, should the Pakistani government have a dialogue with the Taliban of Swat, or carry out military action? Some people support dialogue, others support military action. What is your view?

Military Action	41%
Dialogue	43%
Don't Know	16%
Total	100%

Voting Intention-wise (Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today)	Military action	Dialogue	Don't know/No response
PPP	51	36	12
PML-N	33	23	21
MQM	41	53	6
ANP	60	38	1
JUI / MMA	28	61	11
All Others Parties	44	40	16
Other responses	35	48	17
Language-wise (Mother Tongue of respondent)
Urdu	39	53	8
Punjabi	33	40	27
Sindhi	52	39	9
Pashto	50	34	16
All others languages	46	49	5
Age-wise
Under 30	38	45	17
30 - 50	44	39	17
51+	31	53	16
Gender-wise
Men	43	43	14
Women	37	42	20

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On President Asif Ali Zardari

Question: Some people believe Asif Zardari is a good leader for Pakistan, while others believe he is a bad leader. In your view, is his leadership good or bad for Pakistan?

Good	11%
Bad	42%
Neither good nor bad / Does not matter	34%
Don't Know	13%
Total	100%

Voting Intention-wise (Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today)	Good	Bad	Neither good nor bad	Don't know/No response
PPP	11	42	34	13
PML-N	3	52	26	20
MQM	3	60	32	5
ANP	7	43	44	6
JUI / MMA	0	48	42	10
All Others Parties	6	33	53	8
Other responses	6	46	33	15
Language-wise (Mother Tongue of respondent)
Urdu	6	55	34	6
Punjabi	2	48	30	20
Sindhi	36	28	28	8
Pashto	11	26	53	10
All others languages	23	39	34	4
Age-wise
Under 30	13	40	34	13
30 - 50	10	43	33	13
51+	8	45	39	8
Gender-wise
Men	13	44	33	10
Women	9	40	35	16

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On the Pakistan Peoples Party

Question: Some people believe the PPP's government is good for the country, while others believe it is bad. What is your view?

Good	20%
Bad	38%
Neither good nor bad / Does not matter	30%
Don't Know	12%
Total	100%

Voting Intention-wise (Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today)	Good	Bad	Neither good nor bad	Don't know/No response
PPP	57	10	25	8
PML-N	8	47	27	18
MQM	4	60	31	6
ANP	3	42	55	0
JUI / MMA	3	58	37	2
All Others Parties	18	36	41	6
Other responses	11	45	30	15
Language-wise (Mother Tongue of respondent)
Urdu	12	51	29	8
Punjabi	8	42	31	19
Sindhi	56	14	24	6
Pashto	19	34	43	4
All others languages	35	36	22	8
Age-wise
Under 30	21	38	29	12
30 - 50	20	36	31	13
51+	15	46	30	9
Gender-wise
Men	25	38	27	12
Women	15	37	33	15

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On the "best" leader for Pakistan

Question: In your view, which of the following should run the government of Pakistan? In other words, whose rule would be best for Pakistan?

President Zardari	9%
Prime Minister Gilani	13%
Nawaz Sharif	38%
Military Government	8%
PPP & PML-N Government (jointly)	11%
Religious Parties	6%
Others Responses	8%
Don't Know/No Response	7%
Total	100%

Voting Intention-wise (Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today)	President Zardari	Prime Minister Gilani	Nawaz Sharif	Military rule	PPP & PML-N (jointly)	Religious parties	All other responses	Don't know
PPP	27	27	9	6	13	4	4	9
PML-N	1	4	71	3	10	2	2	7
MQM	4	22	3	47	3	7	15	0
ANP	1	32	5	16	11	2	34	0
JUI / MMA	1	8	40	2	1	40	9	0
All Others Parties	10	12	21	11	13	10	18	4
Other responses	5	8	38	6	16	11	7	9
Language-wise (Mother Tongue of respondent)
Urdu	6	15	15	27	13	11	10	3
Punjabi	4	7	60	3	8	2	2	14
Sindhi	31	15	10	6	23	3	12	1
Pashto	11	21	26	15	9	9	8	1
All others languages	10	21	30	4	11	12	12	0
Age-wise
Under 30	10	12	40	8	10	6	8	5
30 - 50	9	13	38	9	12	6	6	8
51+	9	21	31	10	6	7	10	5
Gender-wise
Men	12	13	38	7	11	7	7	6
Women	6	14	39	11	11	5	7	7

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On the threat from the Taliban vs the USA and India

Question: Some people believe that the (Pakistani) Taliban are the greatest threat to the country, some believe India is the greatest threat, whereas some believe US is the greatest threat. Who do you think is the greatest threat for Pakistan?

(Pakistani) Taliban	11%
India	18%
US	59%
Don't Know	12%
Total	100%

Voting Intention-wise (Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today)	(Pakistani) Taliban	India	US	Don't know/No response
PPP	15	20	61	5
PML-N	9	16	56	19
MQM	12	26	59	3
ANP	6	26	68	1
JUI / MMA	1	19	64	16
All Others Parties	8	20	60	12
Other responses	16	16	59	9
Language-wise (Mother Tongue of respondent)
Urdu	12	20	62	6
Punjabi	10	21	51	19
Sindhi	30	3	64	2
Pashto	9	23	52	15
All others languages	4	18	78	1
Age-wise
Under 30	10	19	60	12
30 - 50	12	19	56	13
51+	11	13	72	4
Gender-wise
Men	13	21	57	10
Women	9	16	61	14