Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that Pakistan has not been able to increase the defence budget in the same way that the neighbouring countries have increased it, mainly due to the repayment of loans. During the National Assembly session in Islamabad, he said that the current government is paying more than Rs 2,000 billion … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had asked the finance ministry not to increase the salaries and pensions of the government employs. According to the reports of BOL News, Finance Ministry sources said that a 10% increase in salaries and pensions will put a burden of Rs 143 billion on the exchequer in a year and … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government provided all possible relief to people in the federal budget by cutting taxes, duties, and tariff In a video message on Saturday, he said that the hallmark of next year’s budget includes no new taxes, duties, and tariffs. “Our effort is to improve the … Read more
