Trump’s signature legislation will push defense spending past $1 trillion, with new funding for innovation and other ...

On top of the fact that global military spending has surged in the past ten years, these developments indicate that the world ...

The National Assembly of Pakistan has officially approved the Rs17,573 billion federal budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, passing the Finance Bill with a majority vote. All cut motions from the ...

In spending much more on national defence, the federal government might have to cut back in other areas, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, as he hailed a new and more aggressive target of ...

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.

This underscores the urgency in Pakistan to prioritize military power despite economic difficulties. Moreover, the new allocation pushes defense spending to around 1.97 percent of the country’s GDP.

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has increased its defence spending by more than 20 percent – the most substantial hike in a decade – following last month’s military confrontation with ...

Pakistan's debt has reached nearly PKR 76,000 billion ($270 billion) in nine months. The new budget features a 20% increase in defense spending while overall expenditure is cut by 7%.

Pakistan on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, raised its defence expenditure by 20 per cent to $9 billion in the annual federal Budget for 2025-2026 (FY26) over the preceding year, but slashed overall ...

Pakistan's finance ministry announced a defense budget increase to $9 billion (2.55 trillion rupees) for the 2025-26 fiscal year, up from $7.7 billion (2.18 trillion rupees) the previous year.

AFP Pakistan Tuesday hiked defence 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 budget for ...

Out of this budget, $29 billion will go toward debt financing. The most significant development in the budget is a defense spending allotment of $9 billion, which marks an increase of about 17% ...