London, Jan. 4 : Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that the war on terror is must for Pakistan's survival.

"Pakistan will have to continue fighting against terrorism for its survival," Hussain was quoted by The News, as saying.

During a meeting in MQM international secretariat in London, he urged all the members of Parliament, political and religious leaders including MQM's chief political figures to maintain unity and extend mutual cooperation for one another in Pakistan's interest.

Hussain also expressed his concern over Pakistan's image distortion due to growing terrorist activities that made terror war even more indispensable.

"Pakistan must continue its war on terrorism to assure sophisticated world its seriousness to vanish fanatic terrorism from state" he said.

Hussain also raised concern over the acute energy, gas and water shortage in the nation, "People have substantially been affected and suffered largely by the continuous deterioration of basic needs in Pakistan." (ANI)