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.
Budget passed amid 20 PMLN MNAs absence
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 PMLN 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.
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.
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A voice for the voiceless
June 28, 2021
When Usman Kakar spoke in the Senate of Pakistan, he was undoubtedly one of the sanest voices that represented the sentiments of the people. Though he was a Pashtun nationalist, he transcended the narrow definition of this term – as he was much beyond a parochial pattern of thinking.
When he died under mysterious circumstances on June 21, 2021, Pakistan lost a true democrat and a political leader who had so much potential to contribute to the future political development of Pakistan. His funeral which attracted hundreds of thousands of mourners was a testimony to the level of warmth they felt towards him. Dying at the relatively young age of less than 60, Usman Kakar did full justice to his short life. His speeches in the Senate will remain a profound source of wisdom for the next generations in the country.