Local Issues
How important are the following issues?
Corruption of local officials
Very important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 1 respondents
Lack of security
Very important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
55% — 6 respondents
Drone attacks
Very important
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 1 respondents
Lack of jobs
Very important
91% — 10 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 1 respondents
Foreign fighters
Very important
55% — 6 respondents
Somewhat important
45% — 5 respondents
Lack of schools and education
Very important
73% — 8 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Lack of good roads and transportation
Very important
82% — 9 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Poor health care and access to water
Very important
73% — 8 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
18% — 2 respondents
Taliban fighters
Very important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
18% — 2 respondents
People fleeing from the area as refugees
Very important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
27% — 3 respondents
Afghan refugees coming into the area
Very important
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
64% — 7 respondents
Government
How important are the following long-term goals for the government of Pakistan in the tribal areas?
Building new schools
Very important
82% — 9 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Improving mosques
Very important
82% — 9 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Improving health care
Very important
73% — 8 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Improving the economy
Very important
91% — 10 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 1 respondents
Expelling foreign fighters
Very important
73% — 8 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Support more drone attacks
Very important
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
18% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
55% — 6 respondents
Implementing strict Sharia
Very important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
18% — 2 respondents
Ensuring and independent judiciary
Very important
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
18% — 2 respondents
Defeating Taliban fighers
Very important
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
55% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 1 respondents
Education
How important are the following long-term goals for education in the tribal areas?
Building new government schools for boys
Very important
73% — 8 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 3 respondents
Building new government schools for girls
Very important
64% — 7 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Building new madrassas for boys
Very important
73% — 8 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 3 respondents
Building new madrassas for girls
Very important
82% — 9 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Economy
How important are the following long-term goals for the economy in the tribal areas?
New jobs
Very important
100% — 11 respondents
New roads and transportation
Very important
91% — 10 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 1 respondents
Better water/sanitation
Very important
55% — 6 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
18% — 2 respondents
Better agricultural assistance
Very important
82% — 9 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Land reform to allow for local ownership
Very important
55% — 6 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 1 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Governing FATA
How important are the following long-term goals for governing in the tribal areas?
FATA should be governed as it now is
Very important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat important
55% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
18% — 2 respondents
Regular Pakistani criminal and civil laws should be extended to FATA
Very important
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
27% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
27% — 3 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
FATA should become part of an independent Pashtun state
Very important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
18% — 2 respondents
FATA should be governed by the Pakistani military
Very important
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
55% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
36% — 4 respondents
FATA should have an independent and elected council
Very important
73% — 8 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
18% — 2 respondents
Justice
How important are the following long-term goals for justice in the tribal areas?
The tribal areas should be governed by Pakistani government courts
Very important
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
27% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 1 respondents
The tribal areas should be governed by local jirga
Very important
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
27% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 1 respondents
FATA should be governed by strict Sharia
Very important
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
64% — 7 respondents
FATA should be governed by the Pakistani military
Very important
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
64% — 7 respondents
Group Actors
How favorable is your opinion of the following groups?
Arab and other foreign fighters
Very favorable
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
55% — 6 respondents
American military
Somewhat favorable
27% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
73% — 8 respondents
Pakistani army
Very favorable
64% — 7 respondents
Somewhat favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
Very unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
Frontier corps
Very favorable
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat favorable
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
Pakistani Taliban
Somewhat favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
18% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
55% — 6 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Federal Pakistani Government in Islamabad
Very favorable
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
27% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
36% — 4 respondents
Provincial government in Peshawar
Very favorable
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
18% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
36% — 4 respondents
Political agent
Very favorable
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
55% — 6 respondents
Very unfavorable
36% — 4 respondents
Pakistani Police
Very favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat favorable
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
27% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
18% — 2 respondents
FATA Secretariat
Very favorable
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat favorable
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
27% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
FATA Development Authority
Very favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat favorable
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
18% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Opinions of the U.S.
Would any of the following improve your opinion of the United States?
U.S. business investment in FATA
A great deal
33% — 3 respondents
Some-what
44% — 4 respondents
Not at all
22% — 2 respondents
U.S. aid for school construction and teacher training in FATA
A great deal
44% — 4 respondents
Some-what
33% — 3 respondents
Not at all
22% — 2 respondents
U.S. aid for medical care and training in FATA
A great deal
40% — 4 respondents
Some-what
30% — 3 respondents
Not at all
30% — 3 respondents
U.S. military equipment and training to the Pakistani armed forces in FATA
A great deal
20% — 2 respondents
Some-what
50% — 5 respondents
Not at all
30% — 3 respondents
U.S. increasing visas for people in FATA to work or study in the United States
A great deal
60% — 6 respondents
Some-what
30% — 3 respondents
Not at all
10% — 1 respondents
U.S. increasing educational scholarships for students in FATA to study in the United States
A great deal
50% — 5 respondents
Some-what
40% — 4 respondents
Not at all
10% — 1 respondents
Withdrawal of U.S. military from Afghanistan
A great deal
55% — 6 respondents
Some-what
45% — 5 respondents
U.S. brokering a comprehensive Middle East peace between Israelis and Palestinians
A great deal
64% — 7 respondents
Some-what
36% — 4 respondents
Leadership
How favorable is your opinion of the following individuals?
Pervez Musharraf
Somewhat favorable
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
18% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
45% — 5 respondents
Barack Obama
Somewhat favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
36% — 4 respondents
Very unfavorable
45% — 5 respondents
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
Very favorable
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat favorable
64% — 7 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
Jaluddin Haqqani
Very favorable
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
27% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
27% — 3 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Nawaz Sharif
Somewhat favorable
55% — 6 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
Very unfavorable
36% — 4 respondents
Yousaf Raza Gilani
Very favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat favorable
55% — 6 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
Very unfavorable
18% — 2 respondents
Siraj Haqqani
Somewhat favorable
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
27% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
27% — 3 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Refused
9% — 1 respondents
Manmohan Singh
Somewhat favorable
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
18% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
64% — 7 respondents
Refused
9% — 1 respondents
Asif Ali Zardari
Very favorable
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
18% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
45% — 5 respondents
Refused
9% — 1 respondents
Fazl-ur-Rahman
Very favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
36% — 4 respondents
Very unfavorable
27% — 3 respondents
Qazi Hussain Ahmed
Somewhat favorable
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
Very unfavorable
45% — 5 respondents
Osama bin Laden
Very favorable
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
Very unfavorable
64% — 7 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Refused
9% — 1 respondents
Mullah Omar
Very favorable
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
18% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
55% — 6 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Refused
9% — 1 respondents
Sami ul-Haq
Very favorable
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
9% — 1 respondents
Very unfavorable
64% — 7 respondents
Pursuing Militants
Do you support or oppose each of the following?
The Pakistani military pursuing Taliban, Al Qaeda, and foreign fighters inside FATA
Strongly support
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat support
55% — 6 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
The U.S. military working with the Pakistani military to pursue Taliban, Al Qaeda, and foreign fighters inside Pakistan
Somewhat support
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat oppose
9% — 1 respondents
Strongly oppose
64% — 7 respondents
The U.S. military pursuing Taliban, Al Qaeda, and foreign fighters by itself inside Pakistan, without working with the Pakistani military
Somewhat support
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat oppose
27% — 3 respondents
Strongly oppose
55% — 6 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Foreign Groups
Do you support or oppose the presence of the following groups inside FATA today?
The United States Military
Somewhat support
27% — 3 respondents
Strongly oppose
73% — 8 respondents
Arab and foreign Al Qaeda fighters
Somewhat support
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat oppose
36% — 4 respondents
Strongly oppose
55% — 6 respondents
Afghan Taliban fighters (led by Mullah Omar)
Strongly support
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat support
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat oppose
18% — 2 respondents
Strongly oppose
55% — 6 respondents
Pakistani Taliban fighters
Somewhat support
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat oppose
18% — 2 respondents
Strongly oppose
64% — 7 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Violence
Which of the following groups is most responsible for the violence inside FATA?
Which of the following groups is most responsible for the violence inside FATA?
Afghan Taliban
18% — 2 respondents
Al Qaeda and other Arab and foreign fighters
9% — 1 respondents
Pakistani Taliban
27% — 3 respondents
Pakistani military and ISI
18% — 2 respondents
The United States
18% — 2 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Negotiation
Should the Pakistani government negotiate with, or continue to fight, the following groups?
Arab and foreign Al Qaeda fighters
Negotiate
45% — 5 respondents
Not Negotiate and Fight
55% — 6 respondents
Afghan Taliban fighters
Negotiate
27% — 3 respondents
Not Negotiate and Fight
64% — 7 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Pakistani Taliban fighters
Negotiate
64% — 7 respondents
Not Negotiate and Fight
36% — 4 respondents
Other militant groups (e.g. Mangal Bagh's faction, etc)
Negotiate
45% — 5 respondents
Not Negotiate and Fight
45% — 5 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Safety
Which of the following groups poses the greatest threat to your personal safety?
Which of the following groups poses the greatest threat to your personal safety?
Afghan Taliban
18% — 2 respondents
India
9% — 1 respondents
Pakistani Taliban
45% — 5 respondents
The United States
18% — 2 respondents
Don't know
9% — 1 respondents
Elections
If you could vote for any party or group in a Pakistani election, which of the following would you vote for?
If you could vote for any party or group in a Pakistani election, which of the following would you vote for?
Awami National Party (ANP)
9% — 1 respondents
Independents
9% — 1 respondents
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI)
9% — 1 respondents
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q)
9% — 1 respondents
Pakistan People's Party (PPP)
9% — 1 respondents
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
55% — 6 respondents
Drone Strikes
Do you support or oppose United States military drone strikes by air inside FATA today?
Do you support or oppose United States military drone strikes by air inside FATA today?
Strongly Support
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat Support
18% — 2 respondents
Strongly Oppose
73% — 8 respondents
Drone Targets
Do you think American drone strikes for the most part accurately kill militants or mostly kill civilians?
Do you think American drone strikes for the most part accurately kill militants or mostly kill civilians?
Kill Both
55% — 6 respondents
Kill civilians
27% — 3 respondents
Kill militants
18% — 2 respondents
Pakistani Drones
Do you the Pakistani military should launch its own drone attacks by air inside FATA?
Do you the Pakistani military should launch its own drone attacks by air inside FATA?
Neither
9% — 1 respondents
Pakistani military should attack by drones in FATA
45% — 5 respondents
Pakistani military should never use drones in FATA
45% — 5 respondents
Local Actors
Are the following people important in your area?
Maliks
Very important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
18% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
27% — 3 respondents
Political agents
Very important
36% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
18% — 2 respondents
Pakistani army
Very important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Frontier Corps
Very important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 1 respondents
Arab and other Foreign fighters
Very important
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
82% — 9 respondents
Local Imams and Mullahs
Very important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
36% — 4 respondents
Taliban fighers
Very important
9% — 1 respondents
Somewhat important
64% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
27% — 3 respondents
Political leaders
Very important
45% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
18% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 1 respondents
NGOs
Very important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
27% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
18% — 2 respondents
Suicide Bombings
Do you think that suicide bombings and attacks are justified?
Do you think that suicide bombings and attacks are justified?
Sometimes Justified
27% — 3 respondents
Rarely Justified
27% — 3 respondents
Never Justified
36% — 4 respondents
Refused
9% — 1 respondents
Bombing Targets
Are suicide bombings justified against the following targets?
The Pakistani military and police
Rarely Justified
9% — 1 respondents
Never Justified
91% — 10 respondents
The U.S. military
Often Justified
45% — 5 respondents
Rarely Justified
18% — 2 respondents
Never Justified
36% — 4 respondents
Pakistani civilians
Never Justified
100% — 11 respondents
American civilians
Often Justified
9% — 1 respondents
Sometimes Justified
9% — 1 respondents
Never Justified
82% — 9 respondents
The War on Terror
Do you support or oppose the U.S.-led war on terror?
Do you support or oppose the U.S.-led war on terror?
Somewhat Support
27% — 3 respondents
Strongly Oppose
73% — 8 respondents
U.S. Goals
What do you think is the real purpose of the US-led war on terror?
What do you think is the real purpose of the US-led war on terror?
To defeat Al Qaeda and its allies
27% — 3 respondents
To ensure American domination
18% — 2 respondents
To weaken and divide the Islamic world
55% — 6 respondents