Archive · 21 Sep 2025
US Urges Pakistan to Increase Defense Budget Transparency
The United States wants Pakistan to be more open about its military and intelligence spending.
The US Department of State's 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report says Pakistan should let lawmakers or civilian groups review these budgets.
This is to improve transparency and trust in how Pakistan spends money.
The US thinks this will help Pakistan get financial help and investment.
Pakistan's budget already spends a lot on debt and defense, making transparency even more important.
The US urged Pakistan to put its defense and intelligence budgets under civilian or parliamentary oversight.
This recommendation came from the US Department of State’s 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report.
The report cited a lack of public oversight of military and intelligence budgets as a concern.
The US recommended that Pakistan improve transparency in its debt obligations.
Pakistan’s 2025-26 budget includes substantial allocations for debt servicing and defense.
- Who
- US Department of State
- What
- Recommended that Pakistan subject its defense and intelligence budgets to parliamentary or civilian oversight.
- When
- Released in 2024; report covers fiscal year 2025.
- Where
- Focusing on Pakistan as part of a review of 140 governments.
- Why
- To enhance fiscal accountability and transparency, thereby bolstering public trust and international confidence.
- Key Issue
- US calls for parliamentary or civilian oversight of Pakistani defense budgets
- Recommending Body
- US Department of State
- Report
- 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report
- Key Concern
- Lack of oversight on military and intelligence budgets
- Recommendation
- Subject budgets to parliamentary or civilian oversight
- Pakistan Budget 2025-26
- Rs17.57 trillion
- Debt Servicing Allocation
- Rs 9.7 trillion
- Defense Allocation
- Rs 2.55 trillion
