A Gallup poll conducted in December 2008 (before the current military operation) and just released suggests that the population of Pakistan thinks the Taliban in Pakistan have a negative influence.
According to the survey, 47% of Pakistanis believed the Taliban's presence in some areas of the country has a negative influence; 14% said it has a positive influence and 39% had no opinion.
The survey revealed differences of opinion by region:
Gallup Poll Results: Presence of Taliban in Parts of the Country Negative or Positive?
Punjab:
Negative: 60%
Sindh:
Negative: 44%
North-West Frontier Province:
Negative: 49%
Positive: 10%
Don't Know: 41%
Baluchistan:
Negative: 22%
Postive: 21%
Don't Know: 58%
Pakistan as a whole:
Negative: 47%
Positive: 14%
Don't Know: 39%
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