News Guru on Opinion Polls

 

Election 2008

 

Nawaz pledges to restore deposed judges, if voted to Power

Nawaz Sharif promises stable political set up

 

 

PPP to win 142 NA seat- Bhutto

 

Muttahida Majlis Amal won 11 pct votes in 2002

 

Musharraf to lift emergency on Dec 15

 

Musharraf amending charter to protect acts- AP

 

President will lift emergency to restore constitution and fundamental rights- Malik Qayyum

 

No single party can steer Pakistan out of present crisis- Bhutto

 

Bhutto seeks security for election campaign- AP

 

Musharraf weighing key concessions to smooth fraught elections- AP

 

Musharraf may suspend local mayors and scrap a two-term limit for PMs- AP

 

 

 

65,000 polling stations will be set up

 

550,000 polling staff assigned to polling stations

 

430,000 tamper-proof ballot boxes brought from China

 

81 mln registered voters compared to 72 mln in 2002

 

50,000 special cards will be issued to media/ NGOs

 

2000 foreign media persons to cover the elections

 

 

 

 

Opinion Polls

 

 

 

Voters overwhelmingly oppose emergency- IRI

 

70 percent oppose emergency

 

71 percent oppose the suspension of the constitution;

 

77 percent oppose detainment of judges

 

76 percent oppose closure of TV channels

 

70 percent oppose ban on political rallies

 

76 percent oppose crackdown on civil society

 

62 percent support boycott of election under emergency

 

70 percent say country heading to wrong direction

 

60 percent oppose deal between Musharraf and Bhutto

 

Bhutto tops the list in head-to-head match-ups, with Sharif coming in second

 

31         pct say Bhutto, 25 pct Nawaz and 23 pct say Musharraf is the best leader to lead Pakistan

 

Bhutto leads field in Sindh with 51 percent and Balochistan 43 percent

 

Nawaz Sharif leads Punjab with 35 percent and NWFP with 26 percent

 

67 pct want Musharraf to resign- IRI

 

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VIEWS IN PAKISTAN

 

60 pct say Pakistan's economy better now- VIP

 

56 pct say there are more job opportunities- VIP

 

32         pct say education is major concern

 

29 pct give credit to Musharraf and 16 pct to Nawaz for progress- VIP

 

34 pct favour Musharraf to fight terrorism

 

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