UN General Assembly
2022

Pakistan strongly condemns terrorism in all its forms, shades and manifestations. Terrorism does not have a religion. It is based on dogma, fuelled by poverty, unemployment, deprivation, injustice and ignorance and fanned by vested interests. Pakistan is the principal victim of terrorism. Over the past two decades, we have suffered more than 80,000 casualties and more than $150 billion in economic losses, owing to terrorist attacks. Our armed forces, with the support of our people — mothers, traders, students, teachers, engineers and doctors — have broken the back of terrorism within Pakistan. Yet we continue to suffer from terrorist attacks from across our borders, sponsored and financed by our regional adversary. We are determined to defeat such cross-border terrorism.