Matching response to non-conventional threat: President
From Zeeshan Mirza

KARACHI—President General Pervez Musharraf has said the education system is being tailored on modern lines to promote the vision of enlightened moderation.
He said this while addressing donations collection ceremony for Dhab school held here Monday. He underlined the need for focusing full attention on attainment of knowledge to carve eminent position in the comity of nations.
The government has taken a host of measures to bring about revolutionary changes in education system, he said adding education is being imparted in both the languages by bridging the gap between English and Urdu medium schools.
Terming the elections of 2007 as mother of all elections president urged that “ we will have to defeat extremist elements of all the parties in this election. These elements want to go to the opposite direction of progress besides taking us to the medieval era.
He appealed to the people to exercise their right to vote in the next general elections and defeat the extremists and those involved in fomenting sectarian hatred. President also announced grant of Rs 5 million for the school on the occasion saying that financial assistance will be provided to the school from time to time. The president distributed shields among the donors of the schools. He appealed to the philanthropists to donate generously to the school fund.
President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday said Pakistan’s defence strategy was based on “defensive deterrence”, both in conventional and unconventional spheres. “We want to use our arms for peace only for defensive deterrence,” President Musharraf told participants here at the inauguration of fourth International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2006.
The President said Pakistan’s defence strategy emanated from its belief that peace could only be achieved through strength and not weakness. He said in the past Pakistan quantified its requirements and weaponry for the army, navy and the airforce to deter any aggression in the conventional areas.
However he said “when the threat grew unconventional we had to rectify the imbalance and therefore we also went unconventional.” President Musharraf said “our strategy on defensive deterrence, both in conventional and unconventional fields is in place, in strength and is growing from strength to strength every year.”
The President said that Pakistan learnt from its past experiences to go for indigenous development of its defense products and to diversify markets for purchases. He said Pakistan in the beginning had excellent defence collaboration with the Afro-Asian countries, mostly in training. He said country’s defence training institutions were very well organised, extended practical training to all ranks from Pakistani and overseas officers.