President General Pervez Musharraf has asked the nation to stand along Pakistan's law enforcement agencies against extremists and terrorists for Pakistan's safe and secure future. "Unless the people of Pakistan rise against extremists and terrorists, the threat from extremists and terrorists would continue," he told participants of an interactive programme Aiwan-e-Sadr Sey (from the presidential palace) telecast by the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) Thursday night. He said Pakistan's armed forces were well-equipped and fully prepared to protect the country, however it faced a greater threat from extremists and terrorists internally than any external threat. "Terrorism is to be fought forcefully ... we have to eliminate terrorists," Musharraf said. He said the vast majority of the nation was against the terrorists and need to be weaned away through political, economic and administrative measures.
