Allocation for HEC 5% higher than current year, 20% lower than requested for next year.

Finance ministry claims large budget will be meaningless since the programme is plagued by constraints.

Fruits of $7.5b Kerry-Lugar package remain largely invisible.

Biggest chunk of Rs1.12 trillion swallowed by power sector.

Cabinet approves strategy paper; ministers demand more subsidies.

Committee unsatisfied with PTA’s selection process.

State-owned enterprises are heavily draining fiscal resources and their losses are on the rise.

Govt bodies and ministries ask for more funds; send demands for review.

Ask govt to withdraw the lifting of ban on investments in NSS.

Plans to cut deficit by 0.5%, increase tax collection.