Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, addressing an election rally in Jammu and Kashmir, said that India would have pumped more money to Pakistan that they have asked for the International Monetory Fund (IMD),

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that India would have provided greater financial aid to Pakistan if relations were positive. Speaking in Kashmir, he highlighted India's development efforts in J&K and criticized Pakistan for misusing international aid.

Currently facing one of its worst economic crises, Pakistan recently secured a new $7 billion loan from the IMF as part of a bailout program. The country, now the IMF's fifth-largest debtor, has received 22 bailout packages since 1958 and owes $6.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that India could have provided Pakistan with a larger financial package than the one it sought from the IMF if Pakistan had maintained friendly relations with India.

Campaigning for the third and final phase of Jammu and Kashmir's Assembly elections concludes today, with polls scheduled for October 1.

Rajnath Singh said the Centre gives money to Jammu and Kashmir for development while Pakistan has been misusing financial aid for a long time. “It seeks money from other countries to run a terrorism factory on its soil,

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Singh was addressing an election rally in the Gurez assembly seat of Bandipora district in North Kashmir when he made the comment

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that India would have offered more money to Pakistan than what it sought from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), had Islamabad maintained good relations with India.

Rajnath Singh accused Pakistan of seeking money from other countries to run a “terrorism factory”. He asserted that Kashmir will once again become a “paradise on Earth”.