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Terrorists, militants were created 'deliberately' to counter rival ideology: Zardari | Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that terrorist and militants were deliberately created to
achieve certain strategic goals and to counter rival ideology. "Militants and
militancy were not created in a vacuum; they have been the product of a deliberate
policy to fight the rival ideology," Zardari said. During his wide ranging address
at London's International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), Zardari blamed
the so called 'free world' for exploiting the religious feeling to motivate Muslims
across the globe for waging 'jihad'. Zardari pointed out that Afghan Jehadi leaders
were described as "moral equivalents of George Washington." Zardari said Pakistan
was determined not to let extremists use its territory as a launching pad for
attacks against other countries. "We are determined not to allow anyone to use
our territory against a third country," Zardari said. He stressed that Islamabad
was doing everything possible to counter the menace of terrorism and urged the
international community to help Pakistan come out of the crises by providing it
more military and humanitarian assistance. "All I can say is that we are doing
what we can. It is not something that can be done overnight. We urge the world
to provide us with law-enforcement and counter-terrorism capabilities," The Dawn
quoted Zardari, as saying. He reiterated that Pakistan has suffered most in the
US led 'war on terror' in Afghanistan, as it has left the country with over 2.5
million drug addicts and a stunted economy. Zardari also highlighted that Pakistan
was pursuing a 'conscious policy' of building cooperative relationships with its
neighbours like India and Afghanistan.. "We believe that regional dialogue and
cooperation is the way forward," he said. |
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