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Minister blames PML-N, PPP for deal with IMF; says all quarters seem satisfied with the budget
Finance ministry rejects PML-N leader’s statement saying IMF programme with Pakistan continues
Say anti-people budget only served the nation’s elite
SAPM says govt will increase stipend to 13,000
Allocates a record Rs371 billion for annual development programme
Committee also snubs proposal to put additional burden of Rs10b on salaried class
Energy minister says stains of corruption can’t be erased by speaking in English
Sparring heated over question of mustering a coordinated response to opposition’s attempt to disrupt budget sessions
Call for rectifying budget anomalies
While the parliamentarians fire budget documents at each other a minister basks in unusual glory