Pakistan, Oct. 13 -- Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Monday welcomed a positive change in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the province's people were determined to fight terrorism and wanted the menace eradicated permanently.

Addressing an international conference on Pakistan's Evolving Counter-Terrorism Landscape and Regional Peace and Security, he said the fight against terrorism would continue with full force to eliminate the menace from Pakistan and the region.

He said Pakistan had remained at the forefront of the war against terrorism for decades, losing more than 90,000 lives and suffering economic losses exceeding $100 billion. He said Pakistan stood as an ambassador of peace, a proponent of regiona...