Local Issues
How important are the following issues?
Corruption of local officials
Very important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
Lack of security
Very important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
60% — 6 respondents
Drone attacks
Very important
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
40% — 4 respondents
Lack of jobs
Very important
60% — 6 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Foreign fighters
Very important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat important
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Refused
30% — 3 respondents
Lack of schools and education
Very important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat important
70% — 7 respondents
Lack of good roads and transportation
Very important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat important
70% — 7 respondents
Poor health care and access to water
Very important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
50% — 5 respondents
Taliban fighters
Very important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
Don't know
20% — 2 respondents
People fleeing from the area as refugees
Very important
60% — 6 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
40% — 4 respondents
Afghan refugees coming into the area
Very important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
30% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
10% — 1 respondents
Government
How important are the following long-term goals for the government of Pakistan in the tribal areas?
Building new schools
Very important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
50% — 5 respondents
Improving mosques
Very important
60% — 6 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Improving health care
Very important
60% — 6 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Improving the economy
Very important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
50% — 5 respondents
Expelling foreign fighters
Very important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
Refused
30% — 3 respondents
Support more drone attacks
Not at all important
80% — 8 respondents
Don't know
20% — 2 respondents
Implementing strict Sharia
Very important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 1 respondents
Ensuring and independent judiciary
Very important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
60% — 6 respondents
Defeating Taliban fighers
Very important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 1 respondents
Refused
10% — 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
90% — 9 respondents
Somewhat important
10% — 1 respondents
Building new government schools for girls
Very important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
60% — 6 respondents
Building new madrassas for boys
Very important
80% — 8 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 2 respondents
Building new madrassas for girls
Very important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
50% — 5 respondents
Economy
How important are the following long-term goals for the economy in the tribal areas?
New jobs
Very important
70% — 7 respondents
Somewhat important
30% — 3 respondents
New roads and transportation
Very important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
50% — 5 respondents
Better water/sanitation
Very important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
Better agricultural assistance
Very important
60% — 6 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Land reform to allow for local ownership
Very important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat important
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
40% — 4 respondents
Don't know
10% — 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
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
30% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
20% — 2 respondents
Regular Pakistani criminal and civil laws should be extended to FATA
Somewhat important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
50% — 5 respondents
Not at all important
20% — 2 respondents
FATA should become part of an independent Pashtun state
Very important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
60% — 6 respondents
FATA should be governed by the Pakistani military
Very important
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
40% — 4 respondents
Not at all important
20% — 2 respondents
FATA should have an independent and elected council
Very important
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
70% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
10% — 1 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
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
20% — 2 respondents
The tribal areas should be governed by local jirga
Very important
100% — 10 respondents
FATA should be governed by strict Sharia
Very important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
FATA should be governed by the Pakistani military
Very important
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
30% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
20% — 2 respondents
Group Actors
How favorable is your opinion of the following groups?
Arab and other foreign fighters
Somewhat favorable
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Refused
20% — 2 respondents
American military
Somewhat unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Very unfavorable
90% — 9 respondents
Pakistani army
Very favorable
60% — 6 respondents
Somewhat favorable
30% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Frontier corps
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
90% — 9 respondents
Pakistani Taliban
Somewhat favorable
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Refused
20% — 2 respondents
Federal Pakistani Government in Islamabad
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
40% — 4 respondents
Provincial government in Peshawar
Very favorable
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat favorable
70% — 7 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Political agent
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
80% — 8 respondents
Very unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Pakistani Police
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
40% — 4 respondents
Very unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
FATA Secretariat
Somewhat favorable
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
FATA Development Authority
Somewhat favorable
60% — 6 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Don't know
10% — 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
11% — 1 respondents
Not at all
56% — 5 respondents
U.S. aid for school construction and teacher training in FATA
A great deal
63% — 5 respondents
Some-what
25% — 2 respondents
Not at all
13% — 1 respondents
U.S. aid for medical care and training in FATA
A great deal
43% — 3 respondents
Some-what
29% — 2 respondents
Not at all
29% — 2 respondents
U.S. military equipment and training to the Pakistani armed forces in FATA
A great deal
33% — 2 respondents
Some-what
17% — 1 respondents
Not at all
50% — 3 respondents
U.S. increasing visas for people in FATA to work or study in the United States
A great deal
57% — 4 respondents
Some-what
14% — 1 respondents
Not at all
29% — 2 respondents
U.S. increasing educational scholarships for students in FATA to study in the United States
A great deal
63% — 5 respondents
Some-what
25% — 2 respondents
Not at all
13% — 1 respondents
Withdrawal of U.S. military from Afghanistan
A great deal
70% — 7 respondents
Some-what
20% — 2 respondents
Not at all
10% — 1 respondents
U.S. brokering a comprehensive Middle East peace between Israelis and Palestinians
A great deal
50% — 5 respondents
Some-what
40% — 4 respondents
Not at all
10% — 1 respondents
Leadership
How favorable is your opinion of the following individuals?
Pervez Musharraf
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Barack Obama
Somewhat favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Very unfavorable
70% — 7 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
Very favorable
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat favorable
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Very unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Jaluddin Haqqani
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Refused
10% — 1 respondents
Nawaz Sharif
Somewhat favorable
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Yousaf Raza Gilani
Very favorable
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat favorable
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Siraj Haqqani
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Refused
10% — 1 respondents
Manmohan Singh
Somewhat favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
70% — 7 respondents
Asif Ali Zardari
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Fazl-ur-Rahman
Very favorable
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat favorable
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Qazi Hussain Ahmed
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
60% — 6 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Osama bin Laden
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Very unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Refused
10% — 1 respondents
Mullah Omar
Very favorable
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat favorable
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
10% — 1 respondents
Very unfavorable
20% — 2 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Refused
10% — 1 respondents
Sami ul-Haq
Very favorable
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat favorable
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unfavorable
30% — 3 respondents
Very unfavorable
10% — 1 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
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat support
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat oppose
50% — 5 respondents
Strongly oppose
10% — 1 respondents
The U.S. military working with the Pakistani military to pursue Taliban, Al Qaeda, and foreign fighters inside Pakistan
Somewhat oppose
10% — 1 respondents
Strongly oppose
90% — 9 respondents
The U.S. military pursuing Taliban, Al Qaeda, and foreign fighters by itself inside Pakistan, without working with the Pakistani military
Strongly oppose
100% — 10 respondents
Foreign Groups
Do you support or oppose the presence of the following groups inside FATA today?
The United States Military
Strongly support
10% — 1 respondents
Strongly oppose
90% — 9 respondents
Arab and foreign Al Qaeda fighters
Strongly support
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat support
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat oppose
30% — 3 respondents
Strongly oppose
30% — 3 respondents
Refused
20% — 2 respondents
Afghan Taliban fighters (led by Mullah Omar)
Strongly support
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat support
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat oppose
30% — 3 respondents
Strongly oppose
30% — 3 respondents
Pakistani Taliban fighters
Somewhat support
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat oppose
30% — 3 respondents
Strongly oppose
30% — 3 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Refused
20% — 2 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?
India
10% — 1 respondents
Israel
10% — 1 respondents
Pakistani Taliban
10% — 1 respondents
The United States
60% — 6 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Negotiation
Should the Pakistani government negotiate with, or continue to fight, the following groups?
Arab and foreign Al Qaeda fighters
Negotiate
40% — 4 respondents
Not Negotiate and Fight
30% — 3 respondents
Refused
30% — 3 respondents
Afghan Taliban fighters
Negotiate
40% — 4 respondents
Not Negotiate and Fight
50% — 5 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Pakistani Taliban fighters
Negotiate
40% — 4 respondents
Not Negotiate and Fight
30% — 3 respondents
Don't know
20% — 2 respondents
Refused
10% — 1 respondents
Other militant groups (e.g. Mangal Bagh's faction, etc)
Negotiate
40% — 4 respondents
Not Negotiate and Fight
30% — 3 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
Refused
20% — 2 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
10% — 1 respondents
Israel
10% — 1 respondents
Pakistani Taliban
20% — 2 respondents
The United States
50% — 5 respondents
Don't know
10% — 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)
20% — 2 respondents
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI)
30% — 3 respondents
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI)
10% — 1 respondents
None
10% — 1 respondents
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
30% — 3 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 Oppose
90% — 9 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 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
30% — 3 respondents
Kill civilians
60% — 6 respondents
Kill militants
10% — 1 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
10% — 1 respondents
Pakistani military should attack by drones in FATA
30% — 3 respondents
Pakistani military should never use drones in FATA
50% — 5 respondents
Refused
10% — 1 respondents
Local Actors
Are the following people important in your area?
Maliks
Very important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
40% — 4 respondents
Not at all important
20% — 2 respondents
Political agents
Very important
40% — 4 respondents
Somewhat important
50% — 5 respondents
Not at all important
10% — 1 respondents
Pakistani army
Very important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
10% — 1 respondents
Frontier Corps
Very important
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat important
70% — 7 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
Arab and other Foreign fighters
Very important
10% — 1 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
30% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
20% — 2 respondents
Don't know
30% — 3 respondents
Refused
10% — 1 respondents
Local Imams and Mullahs
Very important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
30% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
20% — 2 respondents
Taliban fighers
Somewhat important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
30% — 3 respondents
Refused
20% — 2 respondents
Political leaders
Very important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
30% — 3 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
NGOs
Very important
20% — 2 respondents
Somewhat important
50% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
20% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
10% — 1 respondents
Suicide Bombings
Do you think that suicide bombings and attacks are justified?
Do you think that suicide bombings and attacks are justified?
Often Justified
10% — 1 respondents
Sometimes Justified
20% — 2 respondents
Rarely Justified
10% — 1 respondents
Never Justified
50% — 5 respondents
Refused
10% — 1 respondents
Bombing Targets
Are suicide bombings justified against the following targets?
The Pakistani military and police
Never Justified
90% — 9 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 respondents
The U.S. military
Often Justified
80% — 8 respondents
Never Justified
20% — 2 respondents
Pakistani civilians
Never Justified
100% — 10 respondents
American civilians
Often Justified
20% — 2 respondents
Sometimes Justified
20% — 2 respondents
Rarely Justified
10% — 1 respondents
Never Justified
40% — 4 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 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?
Strongly Oppose
90% — 9 respondents
Don't know
10% — 1 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 ensure American domination
30% — 3 respondents
To weaken and divide the Islamic world
70% — 7 respondents