Amount fixed for defence in the 2025-26 budget?
ARs 2.55 trillion
BRs 3.1 trillion
CRs 2.1 trillion
DRs 1.8 trillion
Explanation
– Pakistan’s defence budget for FY 2025-26 was fixed at Rs 2.55 trillion, a 20.2 percent increase from the previous year.
– This represents approximately 14.5 percent of the total federal budget outlay of Rs 17.573 trillion.
– The increase came in the context of the India-Pakistan conflict earlier in 2025.
– Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb linked the increased allocation directly to national security concerns highlighted by the conflict.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: June 2025
- Subtopic: Current Affairs - June 2025

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