foxbat
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It's not just spending on the war. Estimated loss is 50-80b, which includes spending on the war, decreased FDI, loss of economic growth due to WoT, infrastructure damage, major decline in tourists, etc.
Pakistan was growing around 5-9% before 2008. After that, growth dropped to 2-4%.
The whole spoof of Pakistan economy growing at 7% before WOT is all hog wash. After 1992, when the GDP growth rate touched 7.7%, it was a downwar trend till 2001 when it hit the bottom of 2%. Post 9/11 when the America got pulled in to Afghanistan and the WOT started, there was a brief period of 2-3 years when Pakistani economy got a stimulus of war economy from USA and the economy went up for next 3 years hitting a peak of 7.7% in 2005. Post that the effects of stimuls started waning and its been down hill since then.
In short, from 1993 to today (17 years), there have been only 2 year (2004 and 2005) when Pakistani economy grew by 7% or more.
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