Thread by @zarrar_11

PAKISTAN ARMY BUDGET,
REALITY VS PROPAGANDAS:
(THREAD)

Three years ago, the Pakistan Army's budget was 9.4 billion.
Three years later, the Pakistan Army's budget was slashed to 8.8 billion.

During same period,
🇮🇳defense budget increased from 57billion to 65.86 billion.
In other words,🇮🇳has increased its budget by8.8 billion,which is equal to our total defense bgt.
In addition to defense bgt, India has set aside 18 billion for purchase of weapons,especially F. jets.

In budget, the defense budget was kept at 16% of the total national budget.
While budget of the Pakistan Army is only 7% of the total.
The total defense budget is 2.8% of our GDP.

No increase was made in the salaries of the Pakistan Army.
Despite the fact that the pressure of Corona and external debt has increased inflation and the rupee has depreciated.

Also keep in mind that the Coalition Support Fund, or US defense aid, has been closed since 2018.
Pakistan Army is the least paid army.
We will compare Pakistan's defense budget with defense budgets of other countries in world.
But before that, keep a few important points in mind

Almost all of Pakistan's borders with Afghanistan, Iran, India and the LOC are militarily active.
It makes about 3600 km.
Thus, Pakistan is the country having the longest active borders in the world.

In the form of Operation Rad al fasad, the Pakistan Army is conducting the longest operation in its history in which more than 300,000 operations have been carried out so far.
The war on terror continues in Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province by area.

Fighting against terrorists continues in FATA, the world's most difficult region in terms of war, especially in Waziristan, and the insurgency in Karachi, 🇵🇰's largest and most populous city, is not over.
We face an enemy5 times bigger than ourselves in terms of power & resources

In the form of Afghanistan, there is an enemy that has lost everything and has been waging insurgency in Pakistan for70 years.
1crore Afghan refugees in Pakistan are still part of every anti-Pakistan policy and proxy in Afghanistan.

Israel, which controls the entire Arab world, is a constant enemy of Pakistan.
The world's superpower, the United States and its allies, are constantly targeting Pakistan to end its nuclear program.

Along with all this, a decades-long misinformation war against the Pakistan Army has created a large section in the country who do not miss any opportunity to bite their own army.

From Taddi Dal to Census and Operation Against Terrorists in Karachi to Dealing with Flood Relay and Rainwater.
The Karachi Transformation Plan, which included cleaning of storm drains, paving them and improving drainage, is being offered by the Pakistan Army everywhere.

Soldiers are never overpaid.
With all this in mind, it is not difficult to gauge what the defense needs of the Pakistan Army should be.
But ...
The 5th largest Pakistan Army in the world is ranked 32nd in the world in terms of defense budget. (If North Korea is expelled)

Countries like 🇪🇬, 🇸🇬, 🇩🇿and 🇺🇿 also have higher defense budgets than Pakistan.
India, Pakistan's biggest enemy,is 5 times bigger than us in terms of resources and population, but its defense budget is 8 times bigger than ours.
Iran's defense budget is 17 billion.

Israel, with a population of 8.7 million, has a defense budget of22 billion.
The same Israel that Pakistan has not only degraded at the United Nations for the first time in history, but is also conducting war games on its border with Egypt.

Russia, which lost to Pakistan, has a defense budget of 61 billion.
And the United States, whose defeat in Afghanistan is being blamed on Pakistan, has a defense budget of 753 billion.

If we talk about the expenses to be incurred on a soldier .
🇺🇸 $409,596
🇸🇦 $ 272,805
🇮🇱 100,849
🇨🇳 92,456
🇷🇺 81,893
🇦🇫59,487
🇮🇳 42,188
🇹🇷 36,819
🇮🇷 23,518
🇧🇩 17,307
And
🇵🇰 spends$13,513 on a soldier.

🇧🇩 also spends more money on its troops than 🇵🇰.
Until the 1970s and 1980s, the Pakistan Army's budget was 5-6% of total GDP, which has now shrunk to 2.8% as our defense needs have increased.
Saudi Arabia's defense budget is 8% of its GDP, 3.4% of US GDP and 6%of Israel's GDP.

And did you know that a large part of the budget received by the Pakistan Army is returned in the form of taxes?
For example ..👇

🇵🇰 Army deposited total of Rs. 190 billion in taxes in national treasury in the year 2019/20.
25.8 billion income tax,customs surcharge and sales tax and Rs. 164.239 billion in taxes and duties.
At least 20% of the budget is returned to the national treasury in the form of taxes.

In addition, on several occasions, the Pakistan Army deducts money from its own budget and spends it on projects of national interest.
For example, the largest donation to build dams was made by the Pakistan Army.

In corona, the Pakistan Army spent Rs 2.56 billion from its budget. Similarly, the Pakistan Army spent Rs. 300 million from its budget against the locust attack.

The Pakistan Army has increased production of defense equipment and products at the local level to further reduce the burden on the national exchequer and increase the country's foreign exchange reserves.

This limited-budget Pakistan Army is battling some of the world's major powers in one form or another, including the United States, Israel, Russia and India. A complex war is being fought inside the country with many big and dangerous proxies.

It is also running the world's most advanced nuclear missile program, as well as building fighter jets, state-of-the-art tanks and drones.

NOTE: DUE TO LACK OF SPACE FURTHER IS ATTACHED IN WRITTEN FORM (PIC)