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Thursday, July 20, 2006
Youth must address misperception of Pakistani society: MusharrafISLAMABAD: It is important that the youth of Pakistan come forward and remove the world community’s misperception about Pakistan being an intolerant society, said President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday. Addressing the third National Special Scouts Agoonoree, Musharraf praised the scouts for volunteering to help in the relief and recovery of the earthquake survivors and said the youth, especially the scouts, had the responsibility of promoting Pakistan’s image as a moderate and progressive country. He urged the youth to play their role in eliminating extremism from Pakistani society and said that extremism could hinder Pakistan’s development and hinder foreign investment in the country. The president urged the scouts to take the message of tolerance and peace to people across the country. Musharraf urged young people to inculcate strong intellectual, physical, moral and social values for nation-building and display strong character while being proud Pakistanis. He said their strength of character would help Pakistan get a respectable stature in the world community. Referring to the government’s measures for the welfare of special people, Musharraf said that special people could appear in the Central Superior Services examinations and added that the examination system for matriculation would be modified to facilitate them. He said the government had finalised a national policy for special people to make them an equally productive part of society. The Pakistan Scouts Association presented Rs 2.5 million to Musharraf for the rehabilitation of the earthquake-affected people. online
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