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Pakistan could spend less on defense / spending could be more accountable

By Hicbd
Tue Jun 20 2023 11:41 am

"But the army refuses to rein in the very expensive defence programmes that eat up a large part of the country's public budget, while the government asks for aid to feed the population and provide essential supplies...But in Pakistan, as usual, missiles and nuclear weapons count more; much more than the welfare of citizens. The army has no shortage of anything."

URL:
https://www.thequint.com/opinion/pakistan-nuclear-weapons-international-loans-debt-imf-nukes-bankrupt-army-defence-spending-latest-news#read-more
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/24/world/asia/24military.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/7/1/why-is-pakistan-spending-so-much-money-on-defence-amid-covid-19

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Categories:
International Development / Foreign Aid / NGOs U.S. Foreign Policy / International Relations Government Debt / Spending / Budgeting U.S. Department of Defense Pakistan (country)

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