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by the numbers

The only comprehensive survey conducted in the rugged areas of western Pakistan was published this week by The New America Foundation, a think tank based in Washington. The group sent researchers to 120 locations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, conducting 1,000 face-to-face interviews. Here are some results:



Which of the following countries or groups do you think pose the greatest threat to your personal safety?



U.S. 38 %

Pakistani Taliban 16 %

India 12 %

Israel 9 %

Pakistani military and ISI 7 %

Al-Qaeda 6 %

Afghan Taliban 4 %



FATA residents who support/oppose drone attacks inside FATA

Support 22 %

Oppose 76 %



What FATA residents think of U.S. drone attacks

Accurately kill militants 16 %

Largely kill militants 48 %

Kill both militants and civilians 33 %

Kill neither militants nor civilians 1 %

The real purpose of the U.S.-led war on terror

Defeat al-Qaeda and its allies 10 %

Weaken and divide Muslim world, ensure American domination 77 %

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