Pak hikes defence budget by 7% amid tensions with India
Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has presented a â¹2.9 lakh crore annual budget, hiking defence spending by nearly 7% to â¹56,657 crore, amid growing tensions with India along the Line of Control. Stating that Pakistan's economy has grown to over â¹19 lakh crore, Dar also announced a 10% hike in salaries of soldiers who defeated militants in 2014 Operation Zarb-e-Azb.