Ghafoor added, "We have lost millions of dollar due to terrorism. There is still a lot to do against terrorism."
The Pakistan Army on Monday admitted to the presence of terrorists and Jihadi elements in its country, saying there was a need to do a lot to curb terrorism.
"We have proscribed violent extremist organisations and Jihadist groups and we have been taking action against them," Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said, at a press conference -- as reported by news agency ANI.
Ghafoor added, "We have lost millions of dollar due to terrorism. There is still a lot to do against terrorism."
"The state was busy conducting kinetic operations and every law enforcement agency was busy in that -- which is why we were not able to strategise against these [banned] organisations the way we are doing today."
Ghafoor also blamed India's Research and Analysis Wing RAW for allegedly funding Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, a human rights movement of the Pashtun community against Pakistani security establishments for violating their human rights.
Tension between India and Pakistan escalated after the February 14 Pulwama terror attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed that killed 40 CRPF jawans.
Pakistan, however, maintained it did not have any connection with terror groups.
Amid mounting outrage, the Indian Air Force carried out a counter-terror operation, hitting what it said was a JeM training camp in Balakot, deep inside Pakistan on February 26. The next day, Pakistan Air Force retaliated and downed a MiG-21 in an aerial combat and captured an Indian pilot, who was handed over to India later.
