Pakistanis reject Taliban, suicide bombings, Zardari

Gregg Carlstrom | August 14, 2009 2:02 PM | 1 | recommend (2) |   |      

Saba Imtiaz over at Zeitgeist Politics has a good run-down of the latest Pew survey on Pakistani public opinion. It's far more detailed than the Gallup poll we blogged on earlier this month, and it contains some interesting findings about the Taliban, suicide bombings, and Pakistani views of the U.S. (Both polls agree that Asif Ali Zardari is deeply unpopular.)

The poll also found that 77 percent of Pakistanis think the media are a "very good" or "somewhat good" influence on the country. I obviously need to move to Karachi.

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Categories: Pakistan, Regional News

Tags: Asif Ali Zardari, Gallup, Pew Global Attitudes Project, Taliban

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shani — August 15, 2009 3:02 AM

It is commendable act of Govt to fight out terrorist.

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