Pakistan has lost a staggering USD 57 billion due to terrorism in the past five years, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar today said.
In a written reply to the Senate, the Upper House of the parliament, Dar said the Pakistani economy bore losses of USD 57 billion in the last five years due to terrorism.
Pakistan has been battling home-grown terrorism for many years.
In June 2014, Pakistan launched a major crackdown on militants with a military operation named Zarb-i-Azb. According to Pakistani military, more than 3,000 militants were killed during the offensive.
