ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan Tuesday hiked defense spending by 20% following last month’s deadly conflict with India. The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the increase as part of the ...

Pakistan hikes its defence budget by 20 percent after border clashes with India, economy remains reliant on IMF loans.

Pakistan’s defense budget will still be much smaller than that of its more powerful neighbor: India allocates about $80 billion for military spending and is debating a further increase.

KARACHI, Pakistan Pakistan on Tuesday rolled out a $62.4 billion budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, with a 20% increase in defense expenditure.

The 2025–26 defence budget includes PKR704.4 billion for operating expenses for the Pakistan Armed Forces, a 29% increase over the revised allocation for 2024–25.

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Pakistan says it will increase defense spending by 20% following last month's deadly conflict with India.

Pakistan has announced a major $9 billion defense budget increase alongside a key military deal with China for advanced jets and missile systems.

By Nantoo Banerjee It is difficult to believe that India, the world’s fourth largest economy by gross domestic product (GDP) and a major military power, ranks below even the tiny states of Kuwait and ...

Pakistan has enjoyed a strategic alliance with China for more than a decade. The relationship rests on economic, military, ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan Tuesday hiked defense spending by 20% following last month’s deadly conflict with India. The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the increase as ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan Tuesday hiked defense spending by 20% following last month’s deadly conflict with India. The government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the increase as ...