35 vehicles purchased for federal ministers and parliamentary secretaries at a cost of Rs205 million

Minister rules out including circular debt in budget.

Country had been facing surplus stocks; meeting also fixes profit margins for LNG import.

5.5% growth rate targeted for next year

CPEC project allocations get cut, but still take up lion’s share of federal PSDP

Dar says govt will remove another one-third of tax breaks in new budget.

Dar blames external factors for missed targets, refuses to take responsibility.

Total cost, direct and indirect, caused by terrorism in the country since 2001 tops $107 billion

Number of unemployed people now 1.5 million higher than when PM Nawaz Sharif was sworn into office in 2013

Aziz cautions New Delhi to refrain from commenting on Sino-Pak relations