With an economy in an absolute mess, social cohesion in taters, and people dying as they rush for subsidised food grains, Pakistan has produced an unlikely defence budget. As per the budget documents presented to the National Assembly, Pakistan has allocated Pakistani Rs1.804 trillion for its defence services for the fiscal year 2023-24 . According to the Pakistani Newspaper Dawn, the allocation is “ an increase of 13 per cent over the revised allocation for the outgoing year