UK Treasury minister declines to set timeline for reaching 2.5% GDP defence spending goal. UK Treasury minister declines to set timeline for reaching 2.5% GDP defence spending goal.

UK Treasury minister has refused to set a timeline for reaching the defence spending target of 2.5% of GDP, citing the pending strategic defence review due in spring. The UK Treasury minister has refused to set a timeline for reaching the defence spending target of 2.5% of GDP, citing the pending strategic defence review due in spring. وزیر دفاع رِچل ریوز نے حال ہی میں دفاعی وزارت کے بجٹ میں 2.9 ارب پاؤنڈ کی اضافی رقم شامل کی ہے، لیکن اس رقم کو خرچ کرنے کے لئے ہدف کے مطابق راستہ واضح نہیں ہے۔ Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently increased the Ministry of Defence's budget by £2.9 billion, but the exact path to meeting the spending goal remains unclear. لیبر نے اپنے منشور میں اس مقصد کے لیے ایک راستہ طے کرنے کا وعدہ کیا تھا۔ Labour had promised to outline a pathway to this target in its manifesto.