DAVOS, Switzerland: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says his country is increasingly determined to fight extremism after a university attack by Islamic militants that killed 21.
Sharif, speaking Thursday in the Swiss resort of Davos, said, the country鈥檚 resolve to fight against these elements is 鈥済etting stronger every day.鈥�
He said the attack was the result of 鈥渂lowback鈥� after Pakistani authorities鈥� efforts to dismantle extremists鈥� infrastructure and hide-outs.
Even as his country mourned the students killed at Bacha Khan university in the town of Charsadda, Sharif insisted that the extremists鈥� 鈥渁bility to strike back has been considerably destroyed.鈥� The terrorists are 鈥渙n the run,鈥� he insisted.
Sharif was speaking at a debate moderated by The Associated Press at the World Economic Forum in Davos.