 President General Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that extremism and terrorism were the only threats to Pakistan's sustained development and urged the people to launch a movement to root out the two evils. "At this bright stage of economic turnaround, we need to keep up the momentum of socio-economic progress by effectively countering the extremist forces and by extending support to enlightened and moderate leadership," he told a public meeting. Musharraf stressed bringing enlightened and moderate leaders to the fore in the upcoming local bodies elections and the 2007 general elections. "We need to remove hurdles to our continued economic growth by discarding the extremists and promote moderation, unity and peace for taking Pakistan forward on the path of socio-economic development," he said. People must act against those who misuse mosques hatred, discord and intolerance, he added. |