A price Pakistan has paid

The war on terror cost us more than $ 123 billion so far. The amount is even more than one-third of country’s economy. In a first-ever public appearance, Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Major General Sahir Shamshad Mirza has said that Pakistan turned the tide against terrorism at a monumental human and socio-economic cost of over $ 123 billion and over 76,000 casualties. The amounts of reimbursement and financial aid given by the US during this period, therefore, pale in comparison.

The entire world must be made aware of what Pakistan has done as a frontline non-Nato state against the war on terrorism. The US must stop belittling or denigrating ou sacrifices without any further loss of time.

Karachi Samina Husain