Sept 20 , 2015
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Zardari calls for public awareness on peace issues
PPP co-chairman says war no more solution to problems
INP
ISLAMABAD - Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has stressed the need of spreading awareness among the countrymen about issues relating to peace.
In a message on the eve of international peace day being observed on September 21, Zardari called for peace both within the communities, inside national boundaries and among peoples across national boundaries, ethnic and religious divides. "Our religion Islam means peace and let us spare a thought today to issues in peace and rededicate ourselves to the ideal of peace and harmony and take concrete steps to achieve them," he said.
He said that achieving the ideals of peace is a collective responsibility of all - of individuals, of communities and of governments across the world and across all divides. "War is no solution to the problems confronting humanity. If anything, wars have compounded, not resolved issues. Let us all seek to build genuine harmony and peace," he said.
The former president said that it was also a day to promote public awareness through seminars, discussion and other means on issues of peace and thereby contribute to strengthening humanity’s collective resolve to banish war and live together in peace.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk