Government to retaliate terrorism: Zardari

LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari in a late Saturday night address to the nation reiterated the firm resolve of the government to stand undeterred against terrorism.

“The government and the people of Pakistan cannot be terrorized by blasts and such attacks.

Nobody will be allowed to challenge democracy, the solidarity of the country and the federation,” he said.

“If the cowards think they can terrorise the government and the people of Pakistan, I state we shall not retreat from fighting terrorism,” he said while referring to the suicide truck blast at the Marriott Hotel.