Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. — Photo by AFP

MINGORA: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday vowed to eliminate terrorism from the country and said the people of Pakistan and the state institutions were united in their resolve to take this campaign to its logical end.

“Pakistan's commitment is total and unwavering. Despite the challenges, the political leadership, the parliament and other state institutions stand united for the elimination of terrorism,” Gilani said in his address to the “National Seminar on De-radicalisation”.

The conference was also addressed by Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Masood Kausar and federal and provincial ministers were present at the seminar besides several foreign speakers.

Prime Minister Gilani expressed the hope that “with collective support and struggle of the masses, political parties and military leadership, we will overcome extremism and terrorism.”

He termed the war against extremism and terrorism a matter of national survival.

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