KARACHI – Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah laid out the province’s fiscal and development agenda during a post-budget press conference on Saturday, while sharply criticising the federal government for financial shortfalls. He revealed that Sindh was informed just a day before the budget announcement that Rs105 billion in expected federal funds would be withheld. […]
Post-Budget Press Conference
Journalists walk out of post-budget press conference over lack of technical briefing
In Islamabad, journalists staged a walkout during the post-budget press conference on June 11. They protested the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) failure to provide a technical briefing on the federal budget beforehand. The protest began as soon as the press conference started, with reporters standing up and voicing their frustration. The journalists demanded an […]
Post-budget press conference: Aurangzeb outlines relief, faces journalist boycott
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held a post-budget press conference in Islamabad after journalists walked out in protest. The reporters protested because the Federal Board of Revenue did not give them a technical briefing on the Finance Bill 2025. Despite the walkout, Aurangzeb continued the conference with some journalists present, flanked by senior officials. Aurangzeb highlighted […]