UNIPATH STAFF
The success of the anti-terror Zarb-e-Azb military operation in Pakistan is providing a much-needed boost to the country’s economy, Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said.
“We are now in the final phase of operation Zarb-e-Azb, and it is hoped that soon we would get rid of terrorism,” he said, “which would help further increase foreign direct investment in the country.”
Speaking at a press conference in June 2016, he said Pakistan has lost $118 billion in the past 15 years since terrorism intensified. But the financial picture is improving. Economic losses related to terror have dropped from
$10 billion in 2015 to an estimated
$6 billion in 2016, he said.
Caring for temporarily displaced people will be the government’s priority as peace is restored, he added.
Source: Associated Press Pakistan