22 June 2011
Pakistanis largely disapprove of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, with a majority believing the al-Qaida chief’s death is a bad thing and relations between Washington and Islamabad will suffer as a result, new polling data show. The findings of two Pew Research Center surveys reflect widespread anti-Americanism in a country where many view the U.S. as the main reason for rising Islamist violence that has killed thousands, even as...
Regional and Global Reactions to bin Laden's Death
02 May 2011
The initial surprise and disbelief have already started to transform into worry for many Pakistanis. "Pakistan has the most to fear in terms of the reaction, from wherever al-Qaeda has strength in the Islamic World, including Asia and Middle East," said [Khurshid] Kasuri [Pakistan's former foreign minister]. "In the short term, there will be many more incidents by terrorists, these will be acts to avenge Osama bin Laden’s death......and...
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Measuring Perceptions about the Pashtun People
18 March 2011
This report documents the results of a study, not about the Pashtun people, but about beliefs about the Pashtun people. The purpose of this study was to identify the range of perceptions or misperceptions of Pashtun communities among policymakers, experts, and other opinion leaders, including some who have a degree of influence over policy and strategy decisions in the Pashtun belt of Afghanistan and Pakistan. In a sense, it was an effort to catalog...
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Pakistanis Support CIA Drone Bombings: Study
13 October 2010
Study: Pakistanis Actually Favor CIA Drone Bombings, AOL News, 13 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Since terrorist groups took over the largely autonomous northwest regions of Pakistan, they've imposed a strict, fundamentalist law, closed all-girls schools and executed those who dared to voice their opposition. 'The Taliban and al-Qaida have turned their back on the Pakistani people,' Williams says. So he went to work with a Pakistani...
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Majority in FATA Oppose US Military and Drone Campaign: Survey
30 September 2010
Public Opinion in Pakistan's Tribal Regions, New America Foundation, 28 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The New America Foundation and Terror Free Tomorrow have conducted the first comprehensive public opinion survey covering sensitive political issues in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. The unprecedented survey, from June 30 to July 20, 2010,consisted of face-to-face interviews of 1,000 FATA residents age 18 or...
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Radicalization and Perceptions of Educated Youth in Pakistan
21 September 2010
Youth Takes Religion Seriously: PIPS Study, Pakistan Daily Mail, 20 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The Pakistani youth takes their religion seriously without expressing a desire to impose it on other people. It was revealed in a research [pdf] conducted by Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) to examine the thinking patterns of Pakistani youth. The latest issue of ?Conflict and Peace Studies?, a quarterly research journal...
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30 July 2010
C. Christine Fair, Neil Malhotra, and Jacob Shapiro, [pdf] via the Human Security Gateway, Center for Economic Research, Pakistan, 28 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Combating militant violence?particularly within South Asia and the Middle East'stands at the top of the international security agenda. Despite the extensive literature on the determinants of political...
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Pakistanis "Less Wary" of Taliban: Survey
29 July 2010
Pakistanis "Less Wary" of Taliban, Al Jazeera, 29 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Fewer Pakistanis are concerned about armed groups like the Taliban and al-Qaeda, according to a new survey from the US-based Pew research centre.Such groups remain deeply unpopular in Pakistan, and a majority of the Pakistani public views them as a threat, but they are viewed slightly more favourably than last year, Pew's results indicated. The...
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US Gives $500M in Development Projects to Gain Public Trust
19 July 2010
, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2010
EXCERPT: "U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday unveiled development projects for Pakistan ranging from hydroelectric dams to hospital makeovers in hopes of reversing Pakistani perceptions that American officials view the nation through the prism of fighting terrorism while ignoring some of its most serious needs. [...] The Obama...
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90% Dislike Taliban, Most See Country in Crisis: Survey
18 June 2010
Majority Dislikes Taliban, Dissatisfied with Govt: Survey, DAWN, 18 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Eighty-nine per cent Pakistanis surveyed by a leading US research group say they think of themselves first as Pakistanis, rather than as members of their ethnic groups. The global attitudes survey by the Pew Research Centre, Washington, also shows that eighty-six per cent Pakistanis believe the military is having a good influence on the country. The Pakistani...
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