Published : 13 Jun 2026, 11:58 PM
Updated : 08 Sep 2026, 09:15 AM
Pakistan’s finance minister said on Saturday that provincial contributions to federal spending had been partly reflected in this year’s defence budget, adding that talks were under way on a three-year contribution framework.
Muhammad Aurangzeb told a post-budget press conference that the arrangement was in place for the current year, after the government raised defence spending by 18 percent to $10.79 billion amid regional uncertainty.
