Pakistan political crisis deepened on Friday after 24 Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sought refuge in Si
Pakistan s political crisis deepened on Friday after 24 Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sought refuge in Sindh House ahead of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin delivers a speech on the floor of the National Assembly on Tuesday. APP
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday managed to get the Finance Bill 2021, generally known as the federal budget, passed in the National Assembly with comfort as the opposition, which was without its leader Shehbaz Sharif, failed to put up any resistance.
A confident-looking Prime Minister Imran Khan attended the proceedings for only 50 minutes and left the assembly hall even before final vote on the budget after realising that his presence was no more required in the house to ensure the presence of the treasury members who had clearly outnumbered the opposition.
June 30, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Thursday evening passed the Federal Budget with a majority vote amid a pathetic show by the opposition.
Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif among 20 PML-N members remained absent from the house. Some MMA leaders and Akhtar Mengal were no exception.
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin moved the Finance Bill, 2021, while the amendments proposed by the opposition were rejected by the house. The Federal Budget having a total outlay of Rs8.487 trillion will envisage 10 per cent increase in salaries of government employees and pensioners while the minimum wage has been fixed at Rs20,000 per month.
The chair ordered counting after the opposition had challenged the majority voice when the finance minister moved the finance bill for consideration of the house. On counting, the motion was passed with 172 to 138 votes.