PM Gilani Assures Support For $28 B AFDP 2025

[jawadqamar]

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani assures support for $28 b Armed Forces Development Plan 2025

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday assured the government’s full support for the $28 billion Armed Forces Development Plan 2025 (AFDP), official sources told. The cabinet’s defence committee, headed by Gilani, discussed various dimensions of national defence and security, and also reviewed the AFDP 2025 in detail. The AFDP, started in 2004-05, was initially estimated at $15 billion and expected to be completed by 20014-15, but it was later enhanced to 2024-25 with a total outlay of $28 billion, the sources said.


The government is allocating over a $1 billion annually to cater to the country’s defence needs, which include acquisition of latest weapons, aircraft and enhancing the country’s weapons manufacturing capability. Despite the ongoing financial crunch, the government has met the AFDP’s requirements in the current fiscal year. The sources said when the budget 2008-09 was announced, allocations for salaries were not met completely, as there had remained a shortfall of a few billion rupees.


To meet the financing shortfall, an additional allocation of Rs 10 billion was approved for the three forces. With the addition, the total outlay of the defence budget has increased from Rs 295 billion to Rs 305 billion for 2008-09, the sources added. The ministers of defence, foreign affairs and information, and the advisers on finance and interior were present in the meeting along with the chiefs of the country’s armed forces.


Under the development plan, Pakistan would purchase defense and armed weapons to fill its defense need for next 16 years, sources added. Priority has been given to Pakistan air force in armed forces development plan 2025 while production of JF-17 thunder jet is being carried out under this project. Under the plan, air defense of Pakistan army would be strengthened while Cobra, Apache helicopters and state of art weapons would also be purchased from US. In order to strengthen naval defense, 3 submarines U-214 would also be purchased from Germany, sources said.
J-10, JF-17 thunder jets would be purchased from China for Pakistan air forces. Sources told Online, finance ministry has assured armed forces that it would release funds at appropriate time to ensure implementation on Armed Forces development Plan 2025.

 

[Super Falcon]

are u sure it is apache if it is when we put order fory them and we are already late on submarine and J 10 order any new develpments on them

 

[IceCold]

I kinda doubt this regime is sincere in providing the country armed forces the funds required to upgrade their conventional capabilities. Although one thing was of encouragement that finally air force is given the top priority. It would be better if navy too can be given the same priority after all they are the sole guardians of your supply routes during war and peace time both.

 

[batmannow]

I kinda doubt this regime is sincere in providing the country armed forces the funds required to upgrade their conventional capabilities. Although one thing was of encouragement that finally air force is given the top priority. It would be better if navy too can be given the same priority after all they are the sole guardians of your supply routes during war and peace time both.

IceCold; SIR
there are lots of doubts, dear friend but, its the COAS resposibility, to make it happen, before anything bad!
i am sure, he would not going to let "this regime", do any harm.

nice to see, you firring , your whole amo, on fourm!

 

[PAFAce]

US$28 Billion, up from US$15 Billion. One of the reasons the USSR collapsed was because their defence and technology needs of countering US defence and technology had exceeded their economic capabilities (inherent to a communist economy), thus triggering a domino affect towards collapse. I hope Pakistan is not making the same mistakes. Hopefully, any and every single dollar spent will be to build minimum deterrance and strengthen defence, that than offence.

Although one thing was of encouragement that finally air force is given the top priority.

The Air Force has almost always been given top priority ever since the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee was formed, even though the true head of our Armed Forces is always the Chief of Army Staff. One of the primary causes of inter-service rivalry is that Air Force equipment costs substantially more than Army's, even though the Army is the service that faces the heaviest losses in both conventional (65, 71, 99) and unconventional (counter terrorism, intelligence etc.) warfare. the JCSC was established to make sure inter-service rivalry does not go beyond "healthy" levels, and the distribution of national wealth is proportional to the needs of each service.

It would be better if navy too can be given the same priority after all they are the sole guardians of your supply routes during war and peace time both.

Agreed. Also, if you think about it, part of strengthening both the Army and the Navy depends on strengthening the Air Force for air support roles.

 

[Neo]

PM assures support for $28 billion AFDP​

* Govt to provide over $1 billion per year for acquisition of weapons, aircraft​

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday assured the government’s full support for the $28 billion Armed Forces Development Plan 2025 (AFDP), official sources told Daily Times.

The cabinet’s defence committee, headed by Gilani, discussed various dimensions of national defence and security, and also reviewed the AFDP 2025 in detail.

The AFDP, started in 2004-05, was initially estimated at $15 billion and expected to be completed by 20014-15, but it was later enhanced to 2024-25 with a total outlay of $28 billion, the sources said.

The government is allocating over a $1 billion annually to cater to the country’s defence needs, which include acquisition of latest weapons, aircraft and enhancing the country’s weapons manufacturing capability.

Despite the ongoing financial crunch, the government has met the AFDP’s requirements in the current fiscal year.

The sources said when the budget 2008-09 was announced, allocations for salaries were not met completely, as there had remained a shortfall of a few billion rupees.

To meet the financing shortfall, an additional allocation of Rs 10 billion was approved for the three forces. With the addition, the total outlay of the defence budget has increased from Rs 295 billion to Rs 305 billion for 2008-09, the sources added.

The ministers of defence, foreign affairs and information, and the advisers on finance and interior were present in the meeting along with the chiefs of the country’s armed forces.

 

[Super Falcon]

ok what about J 10 and u 214 submarine do PM also funding armed forces to buy these fighting machines