The federal government has allocated Rs1.804 trillion for the Defence Division in the Federal Budget 2023-24.

In the previous budget 2022-23, the allocation for Defence Division was Rs1.52 trillion whereas this year, the government had made an increase of Rs281 billion, clearly indicating that there will be no compromise on the defence of the motherland.

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made the announcement while tabling the budget at the National Assembly on Friday.