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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday lauded the "unprecedented voluntary initiative of stringent cuts" by the Pakistan armed forces, in view of the country's critical financial situation.The prime minister was particularly appreciative of the armed forces'' decision, in view of the "multiple security challenges" confronting the nation.Prime Minister's remarks came through a tweet in the wake of the decision by the armed forces not to seek increase in their budget.Reports suggest the armed forces have also decided to forego some of its development programme, besides cuts in other allowances.Imran Khan, who earlier in the day chaired a meeting to review the preparations for the national budget 2019-20, said the government would divert "the money saved on development of merged tribal areas & Balochistan.

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