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

Pakistan has announced a defence budget of PKR2.55 trillion (USD9 billion) for 2025–26. According to documents released by ...

In the shadow of the recent India-Pakistan military clashes, defense spending has been increased by 20 percent since last ...

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

Pakistan’s recent decision to increase its defence budget by 17% for the fiscal year 2025–2026 is as revealing as it is alarming. At a time when the country faces an economic abyss, burdened by ...

The Pakistani defence budget retains its opacity. Neither the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nor the Financial Action Task ...

Global militarisation is accelerating at a pace unseen since the Cold War, with South Asia and the Indo-Pacific emerging as ...

Pakistan is aiming to sharply increase economic growth under its annual federal budget unveiled on Tuesday, but analysts are ...

Defending the meteoric rise in defence budget, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said in the National Assembly in the most ...

Pakistan will raise defence spending by a steep 20% after a military clash with its old enemy India last month, but will ...

Pakistan's FY2025-26 budget cuts development by 50% while increasing defense spending by 20%, reflecting military interests ...

Pakistan is reportedly in talks with China to acquire 40 J-35A stealth fighter jets, potentially starting deliveries this ...