Islamabad, Aug 24 - The Pakistani Army is to get Rs.1.48 trillion ($18 billion), a little less than half of the country's Rs.3.42 trillion defence budget for 2009-10, parliament was informed Monday.

Sources told Online news agency Monday that such comprehensive and elaborate details about operational expenses, travel and transportation expenses, assets, defence stocks and civil works expenses separately in respect of the army, the air force and the navy have been provided for the first time to parliament and parliamentary committees.

The air force will get over Rs.80 billion and the navy Rs.38.1 billion.

Of the army's share, Rs.82 billion would be spent on the salaries and other expenses, while Rs.25 billion has been earmarked for operational expenses. This includes over Rs.4 billion for travel and transportation and a little over Rs.20 billion for general expenses.

The army, whose physical assets stand at over Rs.