Slim Pakistani support for fighting militants: poll

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Re: Slim Pakistani support for fighting militants: poll

@Farid

Looks like there are millions of Pakistanis who oppose fighting with militants. As I earlier said, killings will bring more killings. This problem can only be solved peacefully. Religion is integral part of peace treaty. How many people can Mush government kill to achieve peace? I think more than half of Pakistani population.

http://www.dawn.com/2007/10/31/welcome.htm

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters): Islamabad’s fight against militants has weak support among Pakistanis, who strongly oppose allowing outside forces to fight Al Qaeda in Pakistan, according to a poll released Wednesday. The WorldPublicOpinion.org poll conducted last month also showed scant support for President Pervez Musharraf. The poll of 907 Pakistanis in urban areas found 44 percent favour sending the Pakistani army to northwestern tribal areas to pursue and capture Al Qaeda militants, while 48 percent support allowing the Pakistan army to fight Taliban insurgents who have crossed over from Afghanistan. About one-third of respondents opposed military action in those two cases and a fifth declined to answer. An overwhelming 80 percent of respondents voiced opposition to allowing U.S. or other foreign troops to attack Al Qaeda on Pakistani territory. Seventy-seven percent opposed allowing foreign troops to attack Taliban insurgents based in Pakistan.. Only 5 percent said they approved of missions by foreign troops to pursue Taliban or Al Qaeda. Among urban Pakistanis asked to name “the best person to lead Pakistan” 27 percent named Bneazir Bhutto, 21 percent cited Musharraf and 21 percent supported former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. “The Pakistani people are not enthusiastic about Musharraf, do not support his recent crackdown on fundamentalists, and are lukewarm at best about going after Al Qaeda or the Taliban in western Pakistan,” said WorldPublicOpinion.org director Steven Kull. “It appears that a US strategy that rests on Musharraf being a front line in the war on terrorism has poor prospects,” he said in a statement accompanying the poll. (Posted @ 09:45 PST)

Millions of Pakistanis? Wah Farid Mian wah!

OK so 907 people from cities were polled (and not millions).

Out of the 907

400 (44%) support the use of Pak army to hunt down Arab terrorists (Al Qaida bidduins)

Even bigger number of 438 (48%) support the use of Pak Army to go beat the crap out of Afghani terrorists.

Only 200 to 300 (about third and why the polsters didn’t give the exact figure?) do not support army action in FATA.

It boggles our mind when your ilk misuse and abuse this poll to suit your anti-Pakistan purpose.

Bravo! you are a real intellectual.