A report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) says Pakistan spent nearly $11.3 billion for military purposes in 2021, showing a nominal decrease of 0.7% from 2020. Sipri, an independent international institute dedicated to research into arms control and disarmament, ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s military expenditure had surged by 70 percent during the 2010-19 decade to reach $10.3 billion. An annual report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has revealed that the country’s military expenditure constituted 4% of its Gross Domestic ...

ISLAMABAD - Global spending on defense rose by 4% in 2019, the largest growth in 10 years, led by big increases from the US and China, a study said Friday. Beijing's military modernization program -- which includes developing new hard-to-detect hypersonic missiles -- is alarming Washington and ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is expected to increase its military spending in the years to come by several billion dollars, a recent report suggests. As per the “Pakistani Defense Market – Attractiveness, Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2024,” the country is expected to spend $48.5 billion ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan was 2018's 20th biggest military spender in the world with an expenditure of $11.4 billion, a report link by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) said. The military spending of 2018 made up for four per cent of Pakistan's gross domestic product (GDP) ...

*STOCKHOLM: The United States’ military spending has risen for the first time in seven years, reflecting Trump administration policy, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.* Worldwide military spending also rose by 2.6 percent to $1.8 ...

LONDON - Despite a fall in Russia's military expenditure in 2017, the year saw an overall rise of 1.1 percent compared to the previous year - courtesy big spendings by countries like China, India and Saudi Arabia. A report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) ...

World military spending was $1.69 trillion in 2016, according to Swedish think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) report ranking countries based on military spending in the last year.Spending increased for a second consecutive year. Spending grew in Asia, Central ...

Iranian lawmakers approved plans on Monday to expand military spending to five percent of the budget, including developing the country's long-range missile program which US President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to halt.The vote is a boost to Iran's military establishment – the regular army, ...

NEW DELHI: India occupied No.6 slot in defence spending in the world ahead of countries like Japan and France. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute claimed that India’s defence spending increased by 3.1 percent as compared to France with 3 percent, Japan 2.4 and Israel 1 ...