Pakistan
April 29, 2008Data-driven insights into Americans' tax rebates, a proposed oil pipeline from Iran to India, rising food prices in the U.S., and the aborting of female fetuses in India.
Two-thirds in NWFP feel it is completely justifiable to sacrifice one’s life
December 28, 2007A suicide attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, leaves opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and other civilians dead. A 2007 Gallup World Poll finds residents of the North West Frontier Province to hold distinct views on sacrificing one’s life for beliefs relative to the majority of other Pakistanis.
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Outspoken Bhutto assassinated in climate of fear
December 27, 2007The late Benazir Bhutto’s courage to speak out politically seems all the more significant given the climate of fear among the Pakistani electorate. In a Gallup Poll conducted earlier this year, a third of Pakistanis said “most” people in the country are afraid to openly express their political views.
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November 6, 2007Americans weigh in on Pakistan and the economy, Pakistanis weigh in on democracy, and Guatemalans make poverty a deciding factor in their elections.
Fears of terrorism may temper resistance to emergency rule
November 5, 2007Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf imposed a state of emergency Saturday on the grounds that Islamic extremists are representing an increasingly severe threat to Pakistan’s stability. A Gallup Poll of Pakistanis indicates concern about terrorism and the future of democracy.
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October 24, 2007Marvin Weinbaum of the Middle East Institute comments on Benazir Bhutto's positioning in Pakistan.
October 23, 2007Gallup looks at the fight against terrorism in Pakistan, Senator Brownback's withdrawal from the race, Turkish trust in their military, and which sport Americans are watching most this season.
October 12, 2007Gallup finds that Pakistani citizens may not be as supportive of Pervez Musharraf as the legislature that voted to keep him in power.
October 2, 2007Confidence in elections down in Pakistan, the economy's role in whether UK's Brown goes to the polls, and Americans say the Supreme Court is too conservative.
September 28, 2007Marvin Weinbaum of the Middle East Institute weighs in on Gallup's new data out of Pakistan.
