Pak ups defence budget by 11% for 2nd yr in row
Pakistan has in its annual budget announced that it will raise its defence budget by 11% to 860 billion Pakistani rupees, from 776 billion Pakistani rupees allocated last year. Pakistan had, even in the budget for the previous year 2015-2016, increased the defence budget by 11%. A further 800 billion Pakistani rupees were set aside for development projects. 