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Kaira urges Pak-US cooperation to fight terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that Pakistan and the United States should continue working together to change the extremist mindset to achieve peace and development in the region.He was talking to American Ambassador in Pakistan, Anne W. Patterson who called on him here on Wednesday.
The meeting discussed bilateral relations as well as cooperation in the field of public diplomacy and communications between the two countries.
The minister stressed the need of enhancing technical and financial cooperation between the two governments, especially in the field of information and media.
He underlined the need of this cooperation to fight the extremist mindset of a very small segment of the society that have threatened the whole social fabric of the country.
He said that elimination of this mindset is essential for sustainable peace in the region.
The minister highlighted the potential role played by media in uprooting this mindset and stressed the need for capacity building of the media infrastructure in the country through collaboration between the two countries.
Talking about changing the extremist mindset, the minister said that only democratic behaviors in all walks of life can discourage this mindset.
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