Monday, June 1, 2009

All must rise against militancy, says Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday the war against militancy is a total war and each and every section of the society must rise to the occasion to “defeat the mindset that creates and nurtures militancy”.

President Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani were presiding over a high-level meeting at the President’s House to review the law and order situation.

The meeting was attended by the federal ministers for information and interior, provincial chief ministers, the army chief, the chiefs of intelligence agencies and others.

Favourable public opinion at home and the willingness of the international community to help had given the government a great opportunity to eliminate the Taliban once and for all, said the president, adding that the nation could not afford to lose this war.

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