ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday said that defeat was not an option in the war against terrorism and militancy, adding that the militants want to take over the state on the basis of power.“Let me also tell you that we are fated to succeed in this war no matter what the odds and what our critics may say,” the President said while addressing the members of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry here at the Aiwan‑e‑Sadr.NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti, Federal Ministers Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Arbab Alamgir Khan, Waqar Ahmad Khan, Najmuddin Khan, Noor ul Haq Qadri, Rehman Malik and Shaukat Tarin also attended the meeting.The President said that the militants wanted to take over the state and impose their political agenda on the masses but they will never be allowed to succeed.He said that fighting militancy was the collective responsibility of all and instead of dwelling too long on the past, “we should look forward and take the bull by the horn.”The President said that after critically examining what went wrong and admitting the mistakes of the past, there was a need to move forward and find a solution.
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday said that defeat was not an option in the war against terrorism and militancy, adding that the militants want to take over the state on the basis of power.“Let me also tell you that we are fated to succeed in this war no matter what the odds and what our critics may say,” the President said while addressing the members of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry here at the Aiwan‑e‑Sadr.NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti, Federal Ministers Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Arbab Alamgir Khan, Waqar Ahmad Khan, Najmuddin Khan, Noor ul Haq Qadri, Rehman Malik and Shaukat Tarin also attended the meeting.The President said that the militants wanted to take over the state and impose their political agenda on the masses but they will never be allowed to succeed.He said that fighting militancy was the collective responsibility of all and instead of dwelling too long on the past, “we should look forward and take the bull by the horn.”The President said that after critically examining what went wrong and admitting the mistakes of the past, there was a need to move forward and find a solution.
