Military Operation Drone Attacks Dialogue vs Offensive President Zardari Pakistan Peoples Party 'Best' leader Taliban threat vs US, India 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% Analysis of results Favour Oppose Neutral Don't know/No response Voting Intention-wise
(Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today) 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 Back to top 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% Analysis of results Favour Oppose Neutral Don't know/No response Voting Intention-wise
(Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today) 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 Back to top 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% Analysis of results Military action Dialogue Don't know/No response Voting Intention-wise
(Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today) 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 Back to top 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% Analysis of results Good Bad Neither good nor bad Don't know/No response Voting Intention-wise
(Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today) 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 Back to top 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% Analysis of results Good Bad Neither good nor bad Don't know/No response Voting Intention-wise
(Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today) 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 Back to top 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% Analysis President Zardari Prime Minister Gilani Nawaz Sharif Military rule PPP & PML-N (jointly) Religious parties All other responses Don't know Voting Intention-wise
(Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today) 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 Back to top 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% Analysis of results (Pakistani) Taliban India US Don't know/No response Voting Intention-wise
(Party for which the respondent intends to vote if elections were held today) 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 Back to top
A poll commissioned by the news network Al Jazeera in Pakistan has concluded that a majority of Pakistanis believe that Pakistan's largest military aid donor, the United States, is the "biggest" threat to the country today.

The polling was conducted by Gallup Pakistan, an affiliate of Gallup International. Of the more than 2,600 Pakistanis polled 11% believed Taliban fighters to be the biggest threat, another 18% believed neighboring India to be the biggest threat to Pakistan. However, 59% (1,534) of the 2,600 Pakistanis polled believed that the United States is the biggest threat to Pakistan today.

A probable cause of resentment of the United States in Pakistan are the drone attacks, which are opposed by 66% of those polled, according to Al Jazeera. Drone attacks killed four civilians in Southern Afghanistan near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on Wednesday, August, 5. In October, 2006, a drone attack hit a school in South Waziristan killing 80 people causing unrest in Pakistan.  

Other results of the poll showed that 67% of Pakistanis polled, oppose U.S military intervention on Pakistan soil. Another 41% support negotiations with the Taliban.  

The poll also revealed that some are dissatisfied with the current government of Pakistan, showing only 11% support for the current president, Asif Ali Zardari.    

A sample size of 2662 people (52% men and 48% women) across all four Pakistani provinces was utilized for face-to-face questioning. The poll was conducted on July 26 and 27, 2009 and is considered accurate to the 95% confidence level with a margin of error of +/- 2-3%.