A recent Gilani poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan shows that, despite being a burden on most people, dowry remains to be a custom that a majority prefers to continue; 84% of all Pakistanis claim to prefer giving and taking of dowry on their children's marriages while only 15% oppose this tradition and 1% gave no response.
The recent Gilani poll was conducted in Pakistan by Gallup Pakistan, affiliated with Gallup International Association, among a sample of 2755 men and women from rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during January 2010.
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