ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday said that after defeating terrorists in the battlefield, there was a need to crush the terrorist mindset as well. Addressing the graduates of the National Security and War Course at the National Defence College, the president said that terrorism and extremism could be eliminated by promoting education. He said following the success of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, another national objective needed to be determined to ensure peace in the country. He said civil and military officials, the media and educationists could contribute their input to devise a national policy to eliminate terrorism. He said the state was fully conscious of the challenging tasks ahead. He expressed confidence that a bright and prosperous future was awaiting the country. Mamnoon also suggested benefiting from the expertise of friendly countries in curbing militancy and extremism. He said there was a paradigm shift in the concept and understanding of national security – from state-centric to societal levels. He mentioned that the country’s geo-strategic location and events in the region had a direct impact on domestic situation. He stressed that it was the time to take stock of the situation and work in collaboration as a team to ensure that national interests took primacy.