PM hopeful of ISSA’s handbook on Pakistan to remove misperceptions

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday appreciated International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA), USA for publishing a handbook on Pakistan’s strategic situation, and hoped it would help remove misperceptions about the country. Talking to Gregory R. Copley, President ISSA at PM House, the Prime Minister expressed the hope that handbook would prove as authentic research material on Pakistan, and be helpful for researchers, students, journalists and the general public.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan is a moderate country, which was also proved by the results of national elections where people overwhelmingly opted for moderate political parties and totally rejected the extremists.
Gilani said his government was determined to defeat designs of extremists and would not allow them bring bad name to the country through their misguided ideology, which was against the spirit of Islam and raison d’etre of Pakistan.
Copley briefed the Prime Minister about objectives and activities of his organization and said his organization would continue to promote international understanding and cooperation.