US war on terror has killed at least 65,000 people in Pakistan.

WASHINGTON -- At least 65,000 people have died in Pakistan due to the US "war on terror" that was launched following Sept 11 attacks in 2001, according to a study. Out of 65,000 people killed in Pak in war on terror, 23,372 were civilians and 8,832 were security officials. Report by Brown University s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs put the death toll at between 480,000 and 507,000 people -- but said the actual number is likely higher. New toll "is a more than 110,000 increase over the last count, issued just two years ago in August 2016," Brown said in a statement.

"Though the war on terror is often overlooked by the American public, press and lawmakers, the increased body count signals that, far from diminishing, this war remains intense." The death...

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