[Opinion] BUDGET 2025-26: Power, defence divisions top govt spending charts

Opinion | The IMF-Shaped Irony In Pakistan's Massive Defence Budget Hike

The Pakistani defence budget retains its opacity. Neither the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nor the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has been able to persuade Pakistan to be a little more transparent to its own people.

BUDGET 2025-26: Power, defence divisions top govt spending charts

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BUDGET 2025-26: Ruling Party MNAs From Islamabad Decry Lack Of Health, Education Facilities

ISLAMABAD: Ruling PML-N lawmakers from the capital on Monday deplored shortage of amenities in the rural areas and demanded the government to pay special focus to resolve issues of public including growing water scarcity. Taking part in budget debates, MNAs Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz and Anjum Aqeel Khan said overall residents of Islamabad were facing shortage of health facilities and provision of clean drinking water. They said rural areas of t…