Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said Pakistan will win the war against terror at any cost, linking it to the country’s “economic survival”, and vowed to overcome the energy crisis. “All institutions of the country are united against war on terror. We will win this war at any cost as it is the matter of our economic survival. It is also the matter of survival of our future generations. This war is the war of the whole nation,” Sharif said, addressing a passing out parade of the Counter-Terrorism Force of Punjab Police here.
Sharif said the school children killed in the December 16 Taliban attack at an army school in Peshawar had strengthened the Government’s resolve to eliminate terrorism from the country. “We will rid the menace of terrorism from our soil. The schoolchildren of Peshawar had strengthened our resolve to eliminate terrorism from the country by sacrificing their lives. We will not rest till we win this war against terrorists, the Prime Minister said,” the Prime Minister said.
“To eliminate terrorism requires time but what matters more is a strong resolve and we — the political leadership and the armed forces — have this,” he said at the ceremony which was also attended by Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif.