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On 11 June 2025, the Government of Pakistan revealed its upcoming budget for the fiscal year of 2025 to 2026, under which it proposed a near 20% increase to the country’s defence budget.
This increase will raise the defence budget to 2.55 trillion Pakistani rupees (PKR) – or USD $9 billion – from PKR 2.12 trillion in the fiscal year of 2024-2025 (or USD $7.64 billion).
The federal government’s budget for 2025-2026 decreased by 6.7% compared to 2024-2025 (around USD $62.45 billion), resulting in defence assuming a greater share of this year’s budget compared to that of the previous year.
In terms of spending priorities, $2.99 billion will go into employee-related expenses (e.g., wages); $2.48 billion will be spent on operating expenses (e.g., fuel, training, etc.); $2.34 billion into new procurement, and $1.19 billion into civil works (e.g., infrastructure maintenance).
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