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The image of the United States is overwhelmingly negative in Pakistan. At 16%, America’s favorability rating there ranks near the bottom among the 24 publics other than the U.S. included in the 2009 Pew Global Attitudes survey. Pakistan is one of three nations – along with the Palestinian territories and Turkey – in which fewer […]
Results for the survey are based on face-to-face interviews conducted May 22 to June 9, 2009. The survey in Pakistan is part of the larger 2009 Pew Global Attitudes survey conducted in 24 nations and the Palestinian territories from May 18 to June 16, 2009, under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International. (For […]
Pakistanis remain concerned about the rise of Islamic extremism in their country and around the world, and views of Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda and the Taliban have grown more negative since last year. In addition, a growing percentage of those who think there is a struggle between groups who want to modernize Pakistan and […]
Views of President Asif Ali Zardari have turned negative in the past year, as he has made the transition from new widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to leader of a troubled nation. The once-popular Zardari is now viewed unfavorably by a majority of Pakistanis. Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif remains widely popular, and Prime […]
Coverage of health care was up last week, the economy was down and the war in Afghanistan remained about the same. But together, this trio continued their run atop the news agenda, a pattern we began to see settle in earlier this fall.
The new Pew Global Attitudes survey shows that President Barack Obama is popular in much of the world, and is consistently more popular than his predecessor, George W. Bush. In Pakistan, however, only 13% say they have confidence that the new American president will do the right thing in world affairs, the lowest rating among […]
As Pakistan struggles with a troubled economy, political tensions and fighting between government and extremist forces, about nine-in-ten of its people say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in their country today. That is up sharply from two years ago. About three-quarters say the nation’s economy is in bad shape and most […]
Overview The U.S. government has a lot on its plate right now, which means that the American public has a lot to keep up with in the news. The Pew Research Center’s latest News IQ Quiz finds a mixed picture of public awareness on key issues, with majorities aware of some key facts on health […]