Musharraf most popular leader in country, says US survey

[BATMAN]

Musharraf still most popular leader in country, says US survey
Saturday April 28, 2007 (0427 PST)
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.

 

[Munir]

I don't call that democracy if people are blind when selecting old corrupt politicians. Big shame.

 

[BATMAN]

I don't call that democracy if people are blind when selecting old corrupt politicians. Big shame.

Its propaganda that drives the ignorant people.
Irony is that enimies have clearly notice this and are supporting those elements which may hamper the pace of Pakistan's development.
But why west is pushing hard to bring back the same culprits to power. Are they also ignorant of the fact that Benazir is convicted by Swiss courts of Justice in a reference filed against her by N.Sharif.

What should be a solution to counter this foreign and local ignorance.

 

[kidwaibhai]

i always knew musharraf was very popular.

 

[Interceptor]

I don't call that democracy if people are blind when selecting old corrupt politicians. Big shame.

Wise words, its a bigger shame that people are not educated enough to realize the effects of corrupts.

 

[Interceptor]

Are they also ignorant of the fact that Benazir is convicted by Swiss courts of Justice in a reference filed against her by N.Sharif.

What should be a solution to counter this foreign and local ignorance.

That case was dropped by the same swiss court as shown in similar dicussion on this topic if you remember. There is no "ignorance" there is incompetence by the politicians and the people who are the so called demo-c-rats, there is a high level incompetence by the military to stop coming into the government but they have hunger for greed, money, land and status we are left with country that is ruined by dictators.

What is the solution the solution is simple give awerness to the people of what these dictators are realy here for and that as I said to ruin the country say no to military governments that would be one step. The second hold fair election and let the people decide who should run the country and I say let the people decide who is a better leader. Stop backstabing those who are dead.

 

[Lahori paa jee]

This survey was concluded on 7th march. I would request the team to carry out another survey now and see whether people still like him especially after the whole CJ drama

 

[khanbhai]

this survey is very old buddy

 

[EagleEyes]

I don't call that democracy if people are blind when selecting old corrupt politicians. Big shame.

Fully agreed. Benazir Bhutto or Nawaz Sharif at no cost be elected again. First they need to go through the court, and be judged on every single issue, after the appropriate punishment if then people still like them cry: ), they can go on and vote for them.

So far i like Imran Khan and Musharraf.

Those guys know how to handle the country appropriately. However, Imran Khan does become a little hard liner sometimes ever after living in the Great Britain.

 

[Interceptor]

Fully agreed. Benazir Bhutto or Nawaz Sharif at no cost be elected again. First they need to go through the court, and be judged on every single issue, after the appropriate punishment if then people still like them cry: ), they can go on and vote for them.

So far i like Imran Khan and Musharraf.

Those guys know how to handle the country appropriately. However, Imran Khan does become a little hard liner sometimes ever after living in the Great Britain.

Imran is against the old Dictator and Musharraf is dragging as long as the US supports him and after that he is history. From the report shown it looks like they still need Musharraf for little more while.

 

[EagleEyes]

Interceptor,

I dont know why he is against it. It would be beneficial for the whole society. It would be ideal if Imran Khan merges with the Musharraf party, and i am pretty sure that can be done. Imran Khan requirements are the requirements of the people of Pakistan and in the benefit of Pakistan which will be agreed by President Musharraf anyways. I encourage both parties to talk it out and trash these corrupt & hardliner parties.

 

[Interceptor]

Interceptor,

I dont know why he is against it. It would be beneficial for the whole society. It would be ideal if Imran Khan merges with the Musharraf party, and i am pretty sure that can be done. Imran Khan requirements are the requirements of the people of Pakistan and in the benefit of Pakistan which will be agreed by President Musharraf anyways. I encourage both parties to talk it out and trash these corrupt & hardliner parties.

Yes I agree with corrupt parties to be trashed but in this case Gen Musharraf is corrupt himself knowing he has illegaly taken power. Imran is more popular because of his fame in cricket but I am not sure if he has so much impact that he could be ellected as PM or President and at the moment no one is going to get any share of that aslong as Gen Musharraf is around.

 

[Awesome]

Imran Khan has a tendency to turn Mullah on various issues. He is not with Musharraf because of his own will.

 

[EagleEyes]

Imran Khan has a tendency to turn Mullah on various issues. He is not with Musharraf because of his own will.

I think that comes in naturally to merge with the opposition party.

I have seen the guys interview, and he blasts the Mullahs like crazy.

"In ko jihad kerna ki perhi rehti hai..Ak-47 sa kya jahaz ko orain ge."

 

[BATMAN]

Interceptor,
It would be beneficial for the whole society. It would be ideal if Imran Khan merges with the Musharraf party, and i am pretty sure that can be done. Imran Khan requirements are the requirements of the people of Pakistan and in the benefit of Pakistan which will be agreed by President Musharraf anyways. I encourage both parties to talk it out and trash these corrupt & hardliner parties.

I fully agree, Imran have the leadership qualities and he is a man of principals and honest too.
I hope that he may join hands with Musharraf. If not now than perhaps after the retirement of Musharraf as cheif of army.
He claims that he was the first person Musharraf approached for priemership.