[Dawn] Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had said on Tuesday that the government is taking steps to promote tolerance and religious harmony in order to eliminate extremism and sectarianism from the society.Speaking at the launch ceremony of Zahid Malik's book Mazameen-e-Quran, the prime minister said the government is taking stepswhich will make Pakistan the centre of Islam.
He also said that the so-called western think tanks are labeling terrorism with the world's greatest and peace loving religion "Islam", which is an absolute lie.
The prime minister also said that the government will continue to promote inter-faith harmony.
Federal Minister of Religious Affairs, Hamid Saeed Kazmi and author Zahid Malik also addressed the audience.