ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday said that Islamabad had fought war on terror with its own resources to the tune of $120 billion in 15 years.
The Foreign Office said: “Pakistan has fought the war against terrorism largely from its own resources which has cost over $120 billion in 15 years.”
The FO’s announcement had come after the US president blamed Pakistan for ‘giving nothing but lies and deceit, thinking US leaders to be fools’.
The FO added that Pakistan is determined to continue to do all it takes to secure the lives of its citizens and broader stability in the region.
“We are engaged with the United States administration on the issue of security cooperation and await further details.”
The FO further said that the impact of the decision on pursuit of common objectives taken by the US will likely emerge in due course of time and added that the cooperation between the two countries in fighting terrorism has directly served “US national security interests as well as the larger interests of the international community”.
It has helped decimate al-Qaeda and fight other groups who took advantage of ungoverned spaces, a long porous border and posed a common threat to peace, added the FO in its statement.
