'Pak determined to pursue drive against Taliban to finish'

'Pak determined to pursue drive against Taliban to finish'

The war against militancy is a "total war and each and every section of society must rise to the occasion to defeat the mindset that creates and nurtures militancy", Zardari said. The nation cannot afford to lose the war for the sake of its own survival, he added.

He was quoted by presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar as saying that "the day was not far when militants would be so crippled that they will pose no threat to the people and the country".