Gilani wants ‘land and hearts’ victory in Swat
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani assured the National Assembly on Thursday that the army will win the war against the Taliban, but urged the political leadership and the people of Pakistan to back government efforts to win the hearts and minds of the people of the violence-hit areas. “We are fighting two wars. One is against the militants in the field, and the second is to win the hearts and minds of the people. I assure you that the army will win the war against the militants. But if we win militarily and lose publicly that will be very unfortunate,” he said. The prime minister said the displacement was unprecedented in the country’s history, “and we will tackle this problem with unprecedented sense of sacrifice”. He said the government has established the Special Support Group – headed by an experienced army officer – to take care of the registration and welfare of the IDPs in relief camps. zulfiqar ghuman
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it’s good to see that Govt. is taking this as a serious issue that has to be dealt with on a multi-prong approach. Many hearts and minds indeed have to be won if Pakistan is to eradicate terrorism/extremism once and for all. Force is also important to let the miscreants know that the nation will not be held hostage.