No rest till complete defeat of militants: Zardari

Islamabad - President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the battle lines have been drawn and the government will not take rest until the militant mindset is finally defeated.
In a message while remembering the martyrs of Karsaz tragedy, he said on this day, four years ago, nearly two hundred fans of democracy and believers in moderation embraced martyrdom when the convoy welcoming the return to the country of the icon of democracy and reconciliation Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto to Pakistan after years of exile was attacked by extremists, militants and enemies of democracy.
On this day, while we salute all those who laid down their lives in the cause of democracy and against militancy and their bereaved family members we also reiterate our pledge to continue the fight against the militant mindset that has challenged our way of life, he added.

The cowardly attack of October 18 itself and indeed the events preceding and following it had demonstrated that the battle against militancy was the battle for the survival of a democratic, progressive and modern Pakistan where the fate of the people was to be decided by ballot and not by bullet, he said.