Between 2021 and 2025, global arms transfers rose significantly amid rising geopolitical tensions, with the overall volume of ...

ISLAMABAD: As global transfers of major arms surged by nearly 10 per cent over the past five years, Pakistan’s arms imports grew by 66pc in 2021–25 compared with 2016–20, with its main ally China ...

Pakistan’s arms imports rose by 66% in 2021–25 compared to 2016–20, with China supplying 80% of the weapons, according to SIPRI. The report highlights shifting global arms trade patterns and the ...

They reportedly finalised a deal to supply Pakistani arms worth $4.6 billion – the largest such deal ever by Islamabad – to ...

Placing it among the world’s top five arms-buying nations, Pakistan’s weapons imports rose 66% between 2021-25 compared to 2016-20.

Over the past decade, India has gradually shifted its arms procurement away from Russia and towards Western suppliers such as France, Israel and the United States.