A model of the Aviation Industry Corp. of China J-35A stealth fighter jet on display during the China International Aviation Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. The J-35 stealth fighter is the centrepiece of the package which China is offering to Japan. - Bloomberg
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to raise its defence budget by 17 per cent following its conflict last month with India, a boost expected to help Chinese weapons suppliers.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government plans to spend 2.55 trillion rupees (US$9 billion) on defence in the coming fiscal year, according to documents released Tuesday (June 10) by the finance ministry, compared with a revised 2.18 trillion rupees this year.
