Education key to fighting extremism and terrorism:
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said education was the key to fight against ignorance, extremism and terrorism, therefore the government had taken a number of steps to promote educational facilities, both for boys and girls.
President Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that education is the long term answer to extremism and militancy and Pakistan-UK Education Task Force is an important theme of the strategic dialogue.The President stated this during a meeting with Andrew Mitchell,British Secretary of State for International Development who called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday.Commenting on the progress of Pakistan Education Task Force, the President said that both the countries need to further enhance cooperation since the education sector needs special attention as a long term measure to neutralize militant mindset.