Times of Islamabad

Finance advisor Hafeez Sheikh responds over reports of defence budget cut

Finance advisor Hafeez Sheikh responds over reports of defence budget cut

*ISLAMABAD – Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Hafeez Shaikh has laudedthe leadership of the armed forces limiting their budget and contributingtowards government’s drive of managing expenditures, reducing fiscaldeficit and achieving economic stability.*

In a tweet on Wednesday, he said: “All of us have to play our role inmeeting our national goals.”

Pakistani military has announced a cut in the country’s defence budget.

DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor, in a tweet, had stated that thevoluntary cuts in the defence budget for the next financial year will notbe at the cost of the country’s security.