Recently Musharraf challenged the media to ask the real people of Pakistan and asserted that he is popular in Pakistan. The following video shows more:
The complete results of an IRI poll are available online at the following link:
http://www.iri.org/mena/pakistan/pdfs/2007-12-12-pakistan-poll.pdf
Here is a summary:
* Most respondents (52%) belonged to middle class and earn between Rs.3,000 to Rs.10,000 per month.
* 76% oppose crackdown on lawyers & TV stations, and house arrest of Supreme Court judges
* 70% oppose state of emergency & ban on political rallies
* 66% feel emergency was imposed to save Musharraf’s neck, instead of fighting terrorism
KEY ISSUES
* 68% people worry about inflation & unemployment
* 68% feel Musharraf govt’s performance has been poor
* 72% oppose Musharraf’s re-election as President
POPULARITY OF CANDIDATES
* Overall, Benazir is most popular (31% support), followed by Nawaz Sharif (26% support).
* Benazir is widely popular in SINDH & BALUCHISTAN.
* Nawaz Sharif is leading popularity ratings in PUNJAB, followed by Musharraf who is still more popular than Benazir.
* Nawaz Sharif also leads popularity ratings in NWFP, followed by Imran Khan.
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1 Sidra // Dec 14, 2007 at 12:40 pm
This makes no difference. This is not a country that has leaders brave enough to resign when popular opinion is against them… .here everyone believes in the rule using the power of establishment and not through power of people ….
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