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FATA: Inside Pakistan's Tribal Regions
Data and in-depth analysis from all seven tribal agencies of FATA-pakistan
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How important are the following long-term goals for the government of Pakistan in the tribal areas?
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FATA Totals
Building new schools
Very important
80% — 803 respondents
Somewhat important
17% — 170 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 24 respondents
Not at all important
0% — 3 respondents
Improving mosques
Very important
77% — 773 respondents
Somewhat important
21% — 208 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 15 respondents
Not at all important
0% — 3 respondents
Don't know
0% — 1 respondents
Improving health care
Very important
82% — 823 respondents
Somewhat important
16% — 159 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 18 respondents
Improving the economy
Very important
83% — 829 respondents
Somewhat important
14% — 139 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 19 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 11 respondents
Don't know
0% — 2 respondents
Expelling foreign fighters
Very important
59% — 589 respondents
Somewhat important
15% — 151 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 82 respondents
Not at all important
5% — 50 respondents
Don't know
10% — 100 respondents
Refused
3% — 28 respondents
Support more drone attacks
Very important
18% — 175 respondents
Somewhat important
10% — 102 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 93 respondents
Not at all important
54% — 544 respondents
Don't know
7% — 71 respondents
Refused
2% — 15 respondents
Implementing strict Sharia
Very important
64% — 640 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 268 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 58 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 29 respondents
Don't know
0% — 3 respondents
Refused
0% — 2 respondents
Ensuring and independent judiciary
Very important
57% — 573 respondents
Somewhat important
22% — 219 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
12% — 118 respondents
Not at all important
7% — 68 respondents
Don't know
2% — 20 respondents
Refused
0% — 2 respondents
Defeating Taliban fighers
Very important
52% — 523 respondents
Somewhat important
17% — 173 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 63 respondents
Not at all important
10% — 104 respondents
Don't know
12% — 118 respondents
Refused
2% — 19 respondents
Building new schools
Bajaur
Very important
73% — 147 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 55 respondents
Khyber
Very important
72% — 133 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 38 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 14 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Kurram
Very important
89% — 136 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 14 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 2 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
93% — 106 respondents
Somewhat important
6% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
78% — 96 respondents
Somewhat important
21% — 26 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 1 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
86% — 66 respondents
Somewhat important
10% — 8 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 3 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
82% — 119 respondents
Somewhat important
15% — 22 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 4 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Improving mosques
Bajaur
Very important
70% — 141 respondents
Somewhat important
30% — 61 respondents
Khyber
Very important
79% — 147 respondents
Somewhat important
19% — 35 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 4 respondents
Kurram
Very important
87% — 132 respondents
Somewhat important
13% — 20 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
78% — 89 respondents
Somewhat important
15% — 17 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
67% — 82 respondents
Somewhat important
30% — 37 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 4 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
79% — 61 respondents
Somewhat important
19% — 15 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
83% — 121 respondents
Somewhat important
16% — 23 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 2 respondents
Improving health care
Bajaur
Very important
78% — 158 respondents
Somewhat important
22% — 44 respondents
Khyber
Very important
91% — 169 respondents
Somewhat important
8% — 14 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 3 respondents
Kurram
Very important
86% — 131 respondents
Somewhat important
10% — 15 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 6 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
76% — 87 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 23 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 4 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
66% — 81 respondents
Somewhat important
31% — 38 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 4 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
83% — 64 respondents
Somewhat important
16% — 12 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
91% — 133 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 13 respondents
Improving the economy
Bajaur
Very important
88% — 177 respondents
Somewhat important
12% — 24 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Very important
76% — 141 respondents
Somewhat important
22% — 40 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 2 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Kurram
Very important
95% — 144 respondents
Somewhat important
5% — 8 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
82% — 94 respondents
Somewhat important
8% — 9 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
7% — 8 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
66% — 81 respondents
Somewhat important
26% — 32 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
7% — 8 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
77% — 59 respondents
Somewhat important
23% — 18 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
91% — 133 respondents
Somewhat important
5% — 8 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 5 respondents
Expelling foreign fighters
Bajaur
Very important
86% — 173 respondents
Somewhat important
7% — 14 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 2 respondents
Don't know
2% — 5 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Very important
26% — 48 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 33 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
7% — 13 respondents
Not at all important
17% — 31 respondents
Don't know
31% — 58 respondents
Refused
2% — 3 respondents
Kurram
Very important
79% — 120 respondents
Somewhat important
12% — 18 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
7% — 11 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Don't know
1% — 2 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
61% — 70 respondents
Somewhat important
11% — 13 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 13 respondents
Not at all important
10% — 11 respondents
Don't know
5% — 6 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
28% — 35 respondents
Somewhat important
21% — 26 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
15% — 19 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 3 respondents
Don't know
17% — 21 respondents
Refused
15% — 19 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
71% — 55 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 7 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 4 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Don't know
9% — 7 respondents
Refused
4% — 3 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
60% — 88 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 40 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 15 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Support more drone attacks
Bajaur
Very important
46% — 92 respondents
Somewhat important
13% — 26 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
36% — 73 respondents
Don't know
2% — 4 respondents
Khyber
Very important
1% — 1 respondents
Somewhat important
2% — 4 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
17% — 32 respondents
Not at all important
56% — 105 respondents
Don't know
19% — 36 respondents
Refused
4% — 8 respondents
Kurram
Very important
6% — 9 respondents
Somewhat important
7% — 11 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 16 respondents
Not at all important
76% — 115 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
19% — 22 respondents
Somewhat important
11% — 12 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 4 respondents
Not at all important
61% — 69 respondents
Don't know
5% — 6 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
11% — 13 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 11 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
56% — 69 respondents
Don't know
15% — 19 respondents
Refused
3% — 4 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
13% — 10 respondents
Somewhat important
13% — 10 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
14% — 11 respondents
Not at all important
53% — 41 respondents
Don't know
5% — 4 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
19% — 28 respondents
Somewhat important
19% — 28 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 16 respondents
Not at all important
49% — 72 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Implementing strict Sharia
Bajaur
Very important
82% — 166 respondents
Somewhat important
13% — 26 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 3 respondents
Khyber
Very important
65% — 121 respondents
Somewhat important
31% — 57 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 4 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Don't know
2% — 3 respondents
Kurram
Very important
68% — 103 respondents
Somewhat important
23% — 35 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 8 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 6 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
63% — 72 respondents
Somewhat important
22% — 25 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 9 respondents
Not at all important
7% — 8 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
61% — 75 respondents
Somewhat important
31% — 38 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 3 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
61% — 47 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 21 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
8% — 6 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
38% — 56 respondents
Somewhat important
45% — 66 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
15% — 22 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 2 respondents
Ensuring and independent judiciary
Bajaur
Very important
68% — 137 respondents
Somewhat important
21% — 43 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 10 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 6 respondents
Don't know
3% — 6 respondents
Khyber
Very important
58% — 108 respondents
Somewhat important
16% — 30 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
14% — 26 respondents
Not at all important
12% — 22 respondents
Kurram
Very important
63% — 96 respondents
Somewhat important
14% — 21 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 17 respondents
Not at all important
9% — 14 respondents
Don't know
3% — 4 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
68% — 78 respondents
Somewhat important
17% — 19 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 12 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 2 respondents
Don't know
3% — 3 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
55% — 68 respondents
Somewhat important
37% — 46 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 4 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 4 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
68% — 52 respondents
Somewhat important
22% — 17 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 2 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
3% — 2 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
23% — 34 respondents
Somewhat important
29% — 43 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
32% — 46 respondents
Not at all important
12% — 18 respondents
Don't know
3% — 5 respondents
Defeating Taliban fighers
Bajaur
Very important
77% — 156 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 18 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 10 respondents
Not at all important
6% — 12 respondents
Don't know
2% — 5 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Very important
27% — 51 respondents
Somewhat important
12% — 23 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 5 respondents
Not at all important
11% — 21 respondents
Don't know
41% — 76 respondents
Refused
5% — 10 respondents
Kurram
Very important
72% — 109 respondents
Somewhat important
16% — 25 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
5% — 7 respondents
Don't know
1% — 2 respondents
Refused
1% — 2 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
61% — 69 respondents
Somewhat important
13% — 15 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 9 respondents
Not at all important
15% — 17 respondents
Don't know
4% — 4 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
31% — 38 respondents
Somewhat important
33% — 40 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
12% — 15 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 4 respondents
Don't know
18% — 22 respondents
Refused
3% — 4 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
74% — 57 respondents
Somewhat important
6% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
5% — 4 respondents
Don't know
10% — 8 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
29% — 43 respondents
Somewhat important
32% — 47 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 15 respondents
Not at all important
27% — 39 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents