Monday, July 2, 2012

Almost all Pakistanis against drone strikes according to Pew poll.



The full Pew Research poll on global attitudes can be found here. The poll also shows a decline in confidence in Obama in many parts of the world. However most countries in Europe want to see him reelected.

There are many other interesting statistics in the poll. Putin for example is not viewed favorably as a leader except in Russia itself at 69 per cent and to some extent in China.

The Pakistan attitudes on drones show 97 per cent opposed and a majority believe that the drone strikes have a negative impact on the country. Ninety four per cent believe that the drones kill too many innocent people. Some of the statistics seem inconsistent but that is probably the result of people's attitudes! The number of people who see militant groups as a main problem to be addressed in Pakistan is dwindling although the popularity of militant groups is not increasing. A full 74 per cent do not think drone attacks are necessary to defend Pakistan from extremist groups. The survey also shows that the most popular party is the PTI led by Imran Khan. For more see this article.

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