One year after Operation Sindoor, Pakistan increased defence spending by 18 per cent, allocating about 16 per cent of its federal budget to the military.

Pakistan raises defence spending by 18% to PKR 3 trillion amid economic strain

Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar unveiled the annual budget for 2023-24 on Friday (June 9) on the floor of the National Assembly.

Pakistan unveils $51 billion budget with focus on ‘elements of real economy’, hikes defence spending

The Pakistan government claimed that its defence budget was kept unchanged at Rs 1,152,535 million for next fiscal (2019-20), but the official documents showed that there was nominal increase of 4.

Pakistan's defence budget 'unchanged', says minister; documents show 4.5% increase