Opposition ensures smooth passage of Punjab budget on June 27, 2019There seemed to be an unwritten agreement between the government and opposition in the Punjab Assembly during the passage of the finance bill on Wednesday. The proceeding of the assembly was wrapped up in just twenty minutes and the treasury passed the finance bill in a smooth manner without any hindrance by the opposition. The […]
PA passes demands for grants worth Rs 1,800 billion on June 26, 2019The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed 41 demands for grants worth Rs 1,800 billion with a simple majority. The treasury members also managed to defeat five cut motions introduced by the opposition lawmakers. Out of the opposition’s five cut motions, only three could be debated. The remaining two lapsed due to the expiry of time […]
Budget debate concludes in Punjab Assembly on June 25, 2019The general discussion on the provincial budget concluded in Punjab Assembly on Monday. Two ‘demands for grants’ for the fiscal year 2019-20 were also passed. Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht thanked MPAs for taking part in the budget discussion and for giving suggestions to the government. A total of 100 MPAs, including leader of […]
Maryam opposes Shehbaz on ‘charter of economy’ on June 23, 2019Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Saturday rejected the ‘charter of economy’ proposed by Shehbaz Sharif to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. When asked if she has any differences with her uncle and party president Shehbaz Sharif who has floated the proposal, Maryam said she has difference of opinion over the issue […]
Governor endorses Sikh’ proposal to carry dollars on June 23, 2019Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has supported the proposal given by Sikh Community leaders which suggests binding Indian Sikh Pilgrims to carry dollars with them instead of Indian Rupee. Advisor on Finance and other stakeholders will decide with consensus. Governor informed that the government was setting out target of annual 3 Billion Dollars revenue by […]
Govt decides against reviewing PPAs with IPPs on June 22, 2019The government has shown inability to review the power purchase agreements (PPAs) made with the independent power producers (IPPs) in the past due to the sovereign guarantees extended against the said agreements, media reports said. Reviewing the agreements with IPPs is not possible as the government has extended sovereign guarantees and if the government goes […]
Govt not providing budget copies to MPAS: Opposition on June 21, 2019Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman on Thursday accused the government of not providing copies of budget documents to lawmakers. Speaking in the Punjab Assembly on Thursday during the ongoing budget session, he said the government wanted to hide financial facts from MPAs. “The privilege of MPAs was breached by the government […]
Opp protests as PTI MPA seeks inquiry against Sharifs on June 20, 2019Pandemonium broke out in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday when a treasury MPA demanded an inquiry into the properties owned by the Sharif family. MPA Sadia Sohail Rana criticised the Sharif brothers and their properties. “The Jati Umra residence of Sharif family was built with public funds. It is the most expensive private residence of […]
Opp espouses southern Punjab cause during budget debate on June 19, 2019During the budget session on Tuesday, opposition lawmakers protested against the government for not establishing a separate South Punjab province. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MPAs criticised the government for once again neglecting South Punjab. “The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) didn’t fulfill its promise of establishing a new province for South Punjab in this budget. It has […]
Hamza slams Punjab govt over ‘IMF-dictated’ budget on June 18, 2019Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz severely criticised the economic policies of the government while opening the general discussion on the provincial budget in the Punjab Assembly on Monday. As he started delivering his speech on the budget being the opposition leader of Punjab, slogans were raised against him from the treasury […]