Defence

• Nuclear Program and Missile Capability

The PPP gave Pakistan a strong defence to safeguard its territorial integrity and national independence. The Quaid-e-Awam gave Pakistan the nuclear program to achieve nuclear parity with India. Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto gave Pakistan missile capability to enable the country to match the Indian missile threat.

The PPP Parliamentarians believes that a sound economic base promotes a strong defence. It seeks to identify Pakistan 's core defence needs to enable the country to meet its defence targets.

• Inspection of Defence Accounts

The PPP Parliamentarians opposes waste and extravagance through non audited accounts and re-appropriation of budgets. It plans putting in place a parliamentary committee to inspect defence accounts which will also be submitted to the defence committee of the cabinet.

• Transparency in Defence Purchases

Concerned about corruption in defence deals, the PPP Parliamentarians plans greater transparency in defence purchases and a rationalisation of defence expenditure to make the armed forces fit and professional as they were before the military dictatorship of General Zia in discharging their core responsibility of defending the territorial integrity and frontiers of Pakistan.

• Revision of Educational Curriculum in Defence Institutes

The educational curriculum in defence institutes was prepared to train an officer cadre that could uphold the forces of military rule. That curriculum will be revised to ensure military respect for democracy, democratic institutions and elected officials. The true face of military dictatorship will be open in courses to encourage officers to prevent the past with a view to building a better future in accordance with the principles of Quaid e Azam.