# US flags Pakistan’s lack of civilian oversight over Rs 3 trillion defence budget 2026-08-12T18:54:56+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The US State Department has flagged a lack of adequate parliamentary and civilian oversight over Pakistan’s military and intelligence budgets, even as Islamabad allocates Rs 3 trillion for defence in 2026-27. Washington’s Fiscal Transparency Report also criticised Pakistan for limited disclosure of government debt, including state-owned enterprises, and delays in publishing the executive budget proposal. The defence allocation is up 17.65 per cent from last year’s Rs 2.55 trillion and accounts for nearly 16 per cent of the federal government’s total outlay. Salaries and operating expenses total about Rs 1.71 trillion, while spending on arms and military equipment has risen sharply to Rs 925.83 billion. Military pensions and nuclear programme spending sit outside the published defence budget. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - businesstoday.in Tags: budget transparency, Fiscal Transparency Report, military oversight, Pakistan defence, Rs3 trillion, US State Department Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-flags-oversight-gap-in-pakistans-rs3-trillion-defence-budget/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-flags-oversight-gap-in-pakistans-rs3-trillion-defence-budget/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.