Civilian response to terrorism is needed, says Pakistan President Zardari, War on Terror, NewAgeIslam.com

War on Terror

Civilian response to terrorism is needed, says Pakistan President Zardari

By Sajjad Malik

October 22, 2008

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari urged civil and political leaders on Tuesday to own the war on terror, saying the military and security agencies could not be left to fight the war alone. “This is total war and should be fought in totality, and on multiple fronts,” he told participants of a top-level meeting on the FATA and NWFP security situation at the President’s House. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani accompanied him. “Pakistan’s civilian political leadership has successfully confronted terrorism in parts of the country in the past, and drawing lessons from that experience, is determined to carry out the ongoing fight against terrorism to a logical conclusion,” Zardari said. NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti and Interior Adviser Rehman Malik made presentations on the terror threat and the government’s strategy to tackle it. “The fight against terrorism is part of a larger struggle to save the country, the federation and its democratic structure,” the president said. “That is why the government has put together the strategy of three Ds – dialogue, development and deterrence – to wipe out the menace.” He said the government had expanded the consultative process and consult the parliament on the issue, for the elected representatives from across the political divide to own the war.

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A third option for Yemeni youth: rather be a rich plumber or tailor than a penniless PhD, Current affairs, NewAgeIslam.com

Current affairs

A third option for Yemeni youth: rather be a rich plumber or tailor than a penniless PhD

Yemen Times Staff

He was referring to the common conviction that an academic degree is more prestigious and worthy than learning a technical or vocational skill, although real life has proven that it is those with skills who are successful. There is a saying in Arabic, “Ana ameer wa anta ameer faman yar’a al-hameer?” The rough English equivalent is “too many chiefs, not enough Indians.” This is exactly the reason why there are so many unemployed youth, yet ironically there is a severe lack of skills to cover local needs and market demands.

Now it seems that some authority figures, such as the Minister of Technical Education, are realizing this problem and are trying to do something about it. With the help of organizations such as the Social Fund for Development, new projects to bring workers to the labour force are starting to see the light. These projects help Yemeni youth to realize that they need not all be “chiefs,” and that some should think about getting into non-academic trades or even starting their own service-related businesses.

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