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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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Are suicide bombings justified against the following targets?
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FATA Totals
The Pakistani military and police
Often Justified
3% — 27 respondents
Sometimes Justified
9% — 88 respondents
Rarely Justified
4% — 36 respondents
Never Justified
79% — 791 respondents
Don't know
5% — 45 respondents
Refused
1% — 13 respondents
The U.S. military
Often Justified
45% — 449 respondents
Sometimes Justified
14% — 141 respondents
Rarely Justified
8% — 83 respondents
Never Justified
22% — 222 respondents
Don't know
8% — 84 respondents
Refused
2% — 21 respondents
Pakistani civilians
Often Justified
5% — 46 respondents
Sometimes Justified
2% — 22 respondents
Rarely Justified
2% — 24 respondents
Never Justified
87% — 871 respondents
Don't know
3% — 29 respondents
Refused
1% — 8 respondents
American civilians
Often Justified
14% — 136 respondents
Sometimes Justified
13% — 132 respondents
Rarely Justified
7% — 70 respondents
Never Justified
60% — 598 respondents
Don't know
6% — 56 respondents
Refused
1% — 8 respondents
The Pakistani military and police
Bajaur
Often Justified
2% — 5 respondents
Sometimes Justified
20% — 40 respondents
Rarely Justified
7% — 14 respondents
Never Justified
70% — 141 respondents
Don't know
0% — 1 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Often Justified
6% — 12 respondents
Sometimes Justified
4% — 7 respondents
Rarely Justified
4% — 7 respondents
Never Justified
66% — 123 respondents
Don't know
16% — 29 respondents
Refused
4% — 8 respondents
Kurram
Often Justified
1% — 1 respondents
Sometimes Justified
3% — 5 respondents
Rarely Justified
2% — 3 respondents
Never Justified
93% — 142 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Mohmand
Often Justified
4% — 5 respondents
Sometimes Justified
3% — 3 respondents
Rarely Justified
3% — 3 respondents
Never Justified
89% — 101 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Sometimes Justified
2% — 2 respondents
Rarely Justified
1% — 1 respondents
Never Justified
88% — 108 respondents
Don't know
10% — 12 respondents
Orakzai
Often Justified
1% — 1 respondents
Rarely Justified
1% — 1 respondents
Never Justified
95% — 73 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Often Justified
2% — 3 respondents
Sometimes Justified
21% — 31 respondents
Rarely Justified
5% — 7 respondents
Never Justified
71% — 103 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
The U.S. military
Bajaur
Often Justified
67% — 135 respondents
Sometimes Justified
20% — 41 respondents
Rarely Justified
5% — 11 respondents
Never Justified
6% — 12 respondents
Don't know
1% — 2 respondents
Refused
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Often Justified
13% — 24 respondents
Sometimes Justified
6% — 12 respondents
Rarely Justified
6% — 11 respondents
Never Justified
31% — 57 respondents
Don't know
35% — 66 respondents
Refused
9% — 16 respondents
Kurram
Often Justified
34% — 51 respondents
Sometimes Justified
16% — 25 respondents
Rarely Justified
12% — 18 respondents
Never Justified
38% — 57 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Mohmand
Often Justified
70% — 80 respondents
Sometimes Justified
15% — 17 respondents
Rarely Justified
7% — 8 respondents
Never Justified
4% — 5 respondents
Don't know
3% — 3 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Often Justified
76% — 94 respondents
Sometimes Justified
6% — 7 respondents
Rarely Justified
3% — 4 respondents
Never Justified
7% — 8 respondents
Don't know
8% — 10 respondents
Orakzai
Often Justified
19% — 15 respondents
Sometimes Justified
4% — 3 respondents
Rarely Justified
1% — 1 respondents
Never Justified
71% — 55 respondents
Don't know
3% — 2 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Often Justified
34% — 50 respondents
Sometimes Justified
25% — 36 respondents
Rarely Justified
21% — 30 respondents
Never Justified
19% — 28 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
Refused
1% — 1 respondents
Pakistani civilians
Bajaur
Often Justified
2% — 5 respondents
Sometimes Justified
1% — 3 respondents
Rarely Justified
0% — 1 respondents
Never Justified
96% — 193 respondents
Khyber
Often Justified
3% — 5 respondents
Sometimes Justified
3% — 5 respondents
Rarely Justified
6% — 11 respondents
Never Justified
69% — 129 respondents
Don't know
15% — 28 respondents
Refused
4% — 8 respondents
Kurram
Often Justified
2% — 3 respondents
Sometimes Justified
1% — 1 respondents
Never Justified
97% — 148 respondents
Mohmand
Often Justified
4% — 5 respondents
Sometimes Justified
8% — 9 respondents
Rarely Justified
7% — 8 respondents
Never Justified
81% — 92 respondents
North Waziristan
Often Justified
3% — 4 respondents
Sometimes Justified
2% — 2 respondents
Rarely Justified
2% — 2 respondents
Never Justified
93% — 115 respondents
Orakzai
Often Justified
1% — 1 respondents
Rarely Justified
3% — 2 respondents
Never Justified
96% — 74 respondents
South Waziristan
Often Justified
16% — 23 respondents
Sometimes Justified
1% — 2 respondents
Never Justified
82% — 120 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
American civilians
Bajaur
Often Justified
24% — 48 respondents
Sometimes Justified
37% — 75 respondents
Rarely Justified
4% — 9 respondents
Never Justified
34% — 69 respondents
Don't know
0% — 1 respondents
Khyber
Often Justified
5% — 10 respondents
Sometimes Justified
3% — 6 respondents
Rarely Justified
8% — 15 respondents
Never Justified
62% — 116 respondents
Don't know
17% — 31 respondents
Refused
4% — 8 respondents
Kurram
Often Justified
7% — 11 respondents
Sometimes Justified
2% — 3 respondents
Rarely Justified
1% — 2 respondents
Never Justified
89% — 136 respondents
Mohmand
Often Justified
14% — 16 respondents
Sometimes Justified
11% — 12 respondents
Rarely Justified
8% — 9 respondents
Never Justified
67% — 76 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Often Justified
24% — 29 respondents
Sometimes Justified
20% — 24 respondents
Rarely Justified
10% — 12 respondents
Never Justified
32% — 39 respondents
Don't know
15% — 19 respondents
Orakzai
Often Justified
3% — 2 respondents
Sometimes Justified
3% — 2 respondents
Rarely Justified
6% — 5 respondents
Never Justified
84% — 65 respondents
Don't know
4% — 3 respondents
South Waziristan
Often Justified
14% — 20 respondents
Sometimes Justified
7% — 10 respondents
Rarely Justified
12% — 18 respondents
Never Justified
66% — 97 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents