Musharraf still most popular leader in country, says US survey
Saturday April 28, 2007

WASHINGTON: Some 54.2 percent of Pakistanis said they approved of the way Gen Musharraf was doing his job, according to a poll conducted by the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI).

The survey was released on Thursday and was conducted from February 12 to March 7, 2007, questioning 3,997 adult men and women from around 256 villages and 144 urban locations in 65 districts in all four provinces of the country.

To the question of which leader could effectively handle Pakistan's problems, 32 percent of respondents said Gen Musharraf was the most suitable leader, followed by Benazir Bhutto (25.4 percent) and Nawaz Sharif (15.1 percent).

Less than five percent of respondents considered all other political leaders - including Altaf Hussain, Imran Khan, Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Maulana Fazlur Rehman - as leaders who could solve their problems.

Province-wise, Gen Musharraf gained 48.4 percent support from Balochistan, Benazir Bhutto 56 percent from Sindh, and Nawaz Sharif 23 percent from Punjab. Most agreed that Benazir Bhutto (65 percent) and Nawaz Sharif (63.3 percent) should be allowed to return to Pakistan. More than 50 percent of Pakistan Muslim League voters also favoured the exiled leaders' return.

but in the scenario of post 3/9 his populariy has declined due to certain factors. chief justice issue, and the most recent the Karachi carnage. Do you agree to my points?.
Plz do give your comments .

This is just gapshap. The better judge of his popularity is the people of Pakistan. I personally think less than 10 percent ppl support this dictator.

No to dictators

i do't think so bro

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well if that survey is done at white house then definitely he still is but not in his own country, which he has conquered...

secondly he having 48.4 % support in balochistan, not at all, that is just outrageous... i think 98% people in that province hate him to the core, be it balochs, pathans or settler punjabis...

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Iceman Bro
i m from Balochistan i can say it without any doubt that most of the ppl love him and he is doing many more for the people of Balochistan afterall President Musharraf is one of the strong persons of the history, in my point of view, recently warm welcomed of Musharraf in Balochistan appvoed that still ppl are in favour of Musharraf one thing more those people who hate musharraf this is due to some thing else, they are afraid of their Sardar, Nawab, and dictators...

plz keep in mind that the article or survey was published before the unfortunate event in karachi............alot has changed since then.............personally, i think that Musharraf has bitten off more than he can handle............even those people who supported him have now turned their backs on him after the karachi chaos.............it was a failure of the government, plain and simple...................
someone once said," u cant fool all the people, all the time"...........i think the people have finally woken up from their deep slumber.............and the end of Musharraf's reign will soon be witnessed...............

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My dear,
you are completely wrong. According to my personal survey, more than 98 percent of Balochs hate musharraf more than anything else. And what musharraf has done for Balochistan? Baloch ppl do not need Mega projects like Gawadar, and a highway or two. What common man need is employment(for which the setup of industry is necessary), schools and colleges, roads(not highways), hospitals, electricity and gas, and good housings. Tell me what the present or any past govt has contributed to the above mentioned factors.

Man i don not agree with you... do you remember the quetta we used to have in pre 99' period... do you remember how you could so easily go inside cantt. every afternoon, chiltan market, hanna lake, hussle bussle...now its like a curfew in cantt. and at hanna lake... now don you feel like entering into another state while going inside cantt.. doesnt that make you feeling violated and betrayed... because of cantt. blockade the whole city is congested with traffic... do you really think these are the signs of love?... do you really feel like home at qta ?

these signs show that pakistan army is scared of pakistanis and does not trust them... do you really think love can cultivate with these barriers?.. dont u feel while entering into qta cantt. its like jewish settlements with barriers, barb wires, blockades, security, armed men, etc...

plz show me a sign of love, prosperity, development?

president also received a warm welcome is islamabad on 12th may , do you really think that was sign of people support to him?

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General pervez mushaaraf is one of the best politician and i think he is doing very good work and talking positive steps to stop terrorism.....but i wanna say onething that on may 12 massacre and bloodshed in karachi no any one pertricular party involved like MQM and all political parties are responsible over bloodshed in karachi which claimed many innocent lives..but now a days many international newspaper are criticizing on musharraf's government continuously but who is wrong who is right......we would have to wait for all that.....thats all but we all must think positively as i think ..wellll