US EditionPML-N, PPP agree on 18% increase in defence spending
- On Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Peoples Party delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met in Islamabad to discuss the new budget framework worth about Rs17.5 trillion.
- The meeting followed recent escalations with India, including the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and India's punitive measures, which prompted a consensus to increase defence spending amid security concerns.
- Both the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the PPP agreed on an 18 percent rise in defence spending, raising the allocation to over Rs2.5 trillion in the 2025-26 budget starting July 1.
- Defence spending currently forms the second-largest budget item after debt servicing, which amounts to Rs9.7 trillion, while the overall budget size is lower than last year's due to reduced interest expenses.
- The increased defence allocation reflects heightened Indo-Pak tensions and signals the government’s intent to prioritize security within a fiscally disciplined budget framework set for early June unveiling.
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Pakistan set to increase defence spending by 18 per cent amid tensions with India: Report
Pakistan has decided to increase its defence spending by 18 per cent amid escalating tensions with India. The increase will amount to over Rs 2.5 trillion in the next budget due to tensions with India, according to a media report. The Pakistan coalition government is set to unveil the 2025-26 budget in the first week of the next month, ahead of the start of the new fiscal year from July 1. According to a report by the Express Tribune, the Pakis…
Cash-strapped Pak to hike defence spending by 18% amid tensions with India: Report
Amid rising tensions with India over the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, cash-strapped Pakistan has endorsed an 18 per cent hike in defence spending to over Rs 2.5 trillion in the 2025-26 budget.
PML-N, PPP agree on 18% increase in defence spending
The federal government on Monday shared roughly Rs17.5 trillion worth of new budget framework with its key allythe Pakistan Peoples Partywhich endorsed an 18% increase in defence spending due to tensions with India but termed the development allocation insufficient. Like this year, the government is planning to unveil a fiscally-tight stabilisation budget, which is being constructed around a very high primary surplus target, according to a bri…
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