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Most Pakistanis back war against Taliban: poll

ISLAMABAD: A majority of Pakistanis support military action against the Taliban although more people blame the US for the violence, a poll released on Tuesday showed. According to a Gilani Research Foundation poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan, an affiliate of Gallup International, 51 percent of people support the offensive. A majority supported the action, only 25 percent of respondents said the Taliban were responsible for the offensive with 35 percent blaming the US and 31 percent the government. Thirty-six percent of people thought the offensive would improve security while 37 percent said it would lead to deterioration, the poll found. 37 percent of people considered it Pakistan’s war while 39 percent saw it as America’s war. reuters

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