ISLAMABAD: German Deputy Chancellor and Foreign Minister Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said that Germany is committed to solving the economic and financial crisis faced by Pakistan, and long-term friends of Pakistan, like Germany, would like to make a concerted contribution to the country’s economic and political stabilisation.
In an exclusive interview to The News, the German foreign minister also said militancy in Pakistan could be reduced by providing jobs to uneducated youth of the troubled areas. “You will not stop al-Qaeda by drilling a well, but you might help reduce militant opposition if you provide job prospects to the young and uneducated in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan,” he said.
