Pakistan lost $57 million due to terrorism in five years: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lost a staggering $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 $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.