ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday the government was making strenuous efforts to rediscover and revive the indigenous and genuine narrative of the country with the help of all the stakeholders to neutralise the narrative of the terrorists and advocates of religious extremism.
Talking to the media after inaugurating a festival at Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), she said that Pakistan had suffered enormously due to the burgeoning terrorism and religious extremism during the past 30 to 35 years. The minister said that Pakistanis were a resilient nation and the armed forces of the country had bravely fought terrorists and almost wiped them out.
However, she said that the fight against terrorism needed to be supplemented by an ideological counter-narrative to challenge the narrative of skewed mindset and the enemies of the country.
Marriyum said that Pakistan had a very vibrant and thriving film industry in the 60s and 70s, which not only provided entertainment to the masses but also played a significant role in cementing national integration and unity.
