Islamabad:
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency was provided 600 million rupees to accomplish a "special assignment" on the directive of the Prime Minister, according to budget documents tabled in parliament.
The sum was released to the Director General of the ISI under the head of "Supplementary Demands for Grants and Appropriations 2012-13".
Budget documents tabled in parliament yesterday showed that the Finance Division released 600 million rupees to the ISI chief for the special assignment, The News daily reported today.
Pakistan's defence budget is rarely discussed in parliament and the ISI's budget is not documented in budget documents.
The report said the acknowledgement of the payment of 600 million rupees was a "rare example".
No details were given about the special assignment carried out by the spy agency.
The Cabinet Division spent 300 million rupees on the operational requirements of the Intelligence Bureau while the internal spy agency's expenses on its employees touched 900 million rupees.
The Defence Production Division spent 103.42 million rupees on the cost and other annual subscriptions of two VVIP Gulf Steam aircraft.
The paramilitary Pakistan Rangers spent 82.5 million rupees on purchasing a helicopter for use in Punjab province and 1.387 billion rupees for acquiring 37 ground surveillance radars for use in Karachi.
The sum was released to the Director General of the ISI under the head of "Supplementary Demands for Grants and Appropriations 2012-13".
Budget documents tabled in parliament yesterday showed that the Finance Division released 600 million rupees to the ISI chief for the special assignment, The News daily reported today.
Pakistan's defence budget is rarely discussed in parliament and the ISI's budget is not documented in budget documents.
The report said the acknowledgement of the payment of 600 million rupees was a "rare example".
No details were given about the special assignment carried out by the spy agency.
The Cabinet Division spent 300 million rupees on the operational requirements of the Intelligence Bureau while the internal spy agency's expenses on its employees touched 900 million rupees.
The Defence Production Division spent 103.42 million rupees on the cost and other annual subscriptions of two VVIP Gulf Steam aircraft.
The paramilitary Pakistan Rangers spent 82.5 million rupees on purchasing a helicopter for use in Punjab province and 1.387 billion rupees for acquiring 37 ground surveillance radars for use in Karachi.
