Pakistan needs ‘Zarb-e-Qalam’ alongside Zarb-e-Azb: PM

Nawaz announces Rs500 million endowment fund for National History and Literary Heritage Division

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said Pakistan needs an operation “Zarb-e-Qalam” alongside military operation Zarb-e-Azb to fight its ongoing war on terror.

“We need a Zarb-e-Qalam beside Zarb-e-Azb,” PM Nawaz said while addressing 4th International Conference on Language, Literature and Society at the Convention Centre in Islamabad on Thursday.

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Claiming the ongoing military operation has broken the backbone of the terrorists, the prime minister pledged to eliminate terrorism to turn the country into a hub of peace.

The prime minister also announced an endowment fund of Rs500 million for Qaumi Tareekh-o-Adbi Virsa (National History and Literary Heritage Division).