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Pakistan's Rs 3 Trillion Defence Budget Draws US Oversight Warning
Pakistan is a big country with a large army.
The government plans to give its military a huge amount of money — 3 trillion rupees — to defend the country.
That is so much money that it is hard to even imagine.
Some people worry that nobody is watching how this money is spent.
The United States, which works with Pakistan, wrote a special report about this worry.
The report says Pakistan's parliament and civilian leaders do not have enough control over military and intelligence money.
It also says Pakistan is slow at telling the public about its loans and budget plans.
Knowing how a government spends money helps citizens trust that it is being used fairly.
The United States wants Pakistan to fix these money oversight problems.
Pakistan is set to spend Rs3 trillion on defence services in the 2026-27 financial year.
The US State Department flagged a lack of adequate parliamentary and civilian oversight of Pakistan's military and intelligence budgets.
The criticism was included in Washington's Fiscal Transparency Report.
The report also raised concerns about Pakistan's disclosure of government debt.
The report said Pakistan delayed the publication of its executive budget proposal.
- Who
- Pakistan's military and intelligence services; the US State Department
- What
- Pakistan approved a Rs3 trillion defence budget that the US says lacks adequate parliamentary and civilian oversight
- Where
- Pakistan; reported in Washington's Fiscal Transparency Report
- When
- For the 2026-27 financial year
- Why
- The US sees gaps in oversight, debt disclosure, and timely publication of the budget proposal
Key facts
- Country
- Pakistan
- Defence budget
- Rs3 trillion
- Financial year
- 2026-27
- Reporting body
- US State Department
- Report
- Fiscal Transparency Report
- Main concern
- Lack of parliamentary and civilian oversight of military and intelligence budgets
- Other concerns
- Government debt disclosure and delayed publication of executive budget proposal









