New Delhi, June 8 -- When Pakistan's finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presents the country's FY26 federal budget on Tuesday, top officials sitting in New Delhi will scout for a key figure -defence spending -according to two persons privy to the situation.

New Delhi's concern is about where the money is coming from - will international aid to Pakistan, given for specific, targeted projects actually go into the stated purpose of economic reforms and climate resilience or will it be diverted to the military?

As part of a $2.4 billion financial aid approved last month by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Islamabad has committed to preparing its FY26 budget "in close consultation with the Fund".

This condition, said one of the perso...