Pakistan will raise defence spending by a steep 20% after a military clash with its old enemy India last month, but will slash overall federal expenditure for fiscal 2025-26 by a hefty 7% to 17.57 ...

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

Listen to article Pakistan is expected to increase its defence budget by Rs159 billion for the upcoming fiscal year 2025–26, taking the total allocation to Rs2,281 billion, Express News reported.

Pakistan, June 10 -- Pakistan has raised its defense budget to Rs. 2,550 billion for the 2025-26 fiscal year. This marks a 20% increase from last year's Rs. 2,122 billion. The government aims to ...

India News: Amidst escalating tensions following the Pahalgam attack, Pakistan plans to increase its defence budget by 18%. India, a major military power, spends ...

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.

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

The most significant development in the budget is a defense spending allotment of $9 billion, which marks an increase of about 17% from the previous year.

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.

They said that the PPP backed the proposal to increase the defense budget by 18% to over Rs2.5 trillion in the light of the prevailing security threats," the Pakistani news website said.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan will raise defence spending by a steep 20% after a military clash with its old enemy India last month, but will slash overall federal expenditure for fiscal 2025-26 ...