Satellite images show that the Ormara facility west of Karachi, which possibly stores Babur missiles, has expanded from an initial 25-acre area to 1,000 acres.
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It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
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Saudi was financing the Pak Military for future transfer of nukes, incase Iran intimidates them. Now since Trump has given the technology transfer to the Saudis the money spent on these constructions should be through its own weak economy. And Pakistan has the larger number of nukes than India, apart from the nukes the Pakis are no match for today’s New India.
Tell me who is paying for that huge construction. Their $17 billion budget with $5 billion hidden in other government departments is totally insufficient to undertake major construction like this including 600,000 army. US has withdrawn all military related aid to Pakistan. China can provide money with interest and heavy strings attached to it, hence it must be a minor construction effort instead of $2-3 billion needed to build a facility like that with no return.
Saudi was financing the Pak Military for future transfer of nukes, incase Iran intimidates them. Now since Trump has given the technology transfer to the Saudis the money spent on these constructions should be through its own weak economy. And Pakistan has the larger number of nukes than India, apart from the nukes the Pakis are no match for today’s New India.
Pakistan army should spend at least 100 billion dollars every year for its defence budget.
Tell me who is paying for that huge construction. Their $17 billion budget with $5 billion hidden in other government departments is totally insufficient to undertake major construction like this including 600,000 army. US has withdrawn all military related aid to Pakistan. China can provide money with interest and heavy strings attached to it, hence it must be a minor construction effort instead of $2-3 billion needed to build a facility like that with no return.