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tarek · 09-12-2004, 20:49 PM

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86pc Pakistanis support Musharraf: survey

ISLAMABAD: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has the support of 86 per cent population of the country to carry out his policies.

According to a poll conducted by PEW Research Institute of Washington, 86 per cent people in Pakistan are with President Musharraf. The Institute has a reputation to conduct survey at global level.

The results of the survey about the popularity of President Musharraf also conducted in nine other countries, showed that the Pakistani leader has also support of the people of these countries.

The survey indicated that a vast majority of Pakistanis, about 86 per cent, rates President Pervez Musharraf favourably. The report by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre also says that 60 per cent Pakistanis view President Musharraf "very favourably."

This is "by far the highest rating of any leader in the survey," says poll Director Andrew Kohut.

"Pakistanis expressed highly favourable opinions of their president." The Pew Research Centre is a non-profit and non-governmental organization, which specializes in opinion surveys. Its reports are widely respected in Washington’s academic circles.

The researchers surveyed public opinions in nine countries, asking a randomly selected group of people questions on various subjects ranging from the war in Iraq to their opinion about their own leaders and about other major US allies in the war on terror. Views of President Musharraf were more positive than negative in Turkey and were about evenly divided in Britain, the United States, Russia, and Jordan.

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tarek *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 12-06-03 Posts: 996	or is this representative and "authoritative": 86pc Pakistanis support Musharraf: survey ISLAMABAD: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has the support of 86 per cent population of the country to carry out his policies. According to a poll conducted by PEW Research Institute of Washington, 86 per cent people in Pakistan are with President Musharraf. The Institute has a reputation to conduct survey at global level. The results of the survey about the popularity of President Musharraf also conducted in nine other countries, showed that the Pakistani leader has also support of the people of these countries. The survey indicated that a vast majority of Pakistanis, about 86 per cent, rates President Pervez Musharraf favourably. The report by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre also says that 60 per cent Pakistanis view President Musharraf "very favourably." This is "by far the highest rating of any leader in the survey," says poll Director Andrew Kohut. "Pakistanis expressed highly favourable opinions of their president." The Pew Research Centre is a non-profit and non-governmental organization, which specializes in opinion surveys. Its reports are widely respected in Washington’s academic circles. The researchers surveyed public opinions in nine countries, asking a randomly selected group of people questions on various subjects ranging from the war in Iraq to their opinion about their own leaders and about other major US allies in the war on terror. Views of President Musharraf were more positive than negative in Turkey and were about evenly divided in Britain, the United States, Russia, and Jordan.