Shafaqna Pakistan: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday approved the summoning of the budget sessions of both houses of Parliament, with the National Assembly scheduled to meet at 5:00 pm and the Senate at 6:00 pm on June 5.
According to official details, the federal budget for the financial year 2026–27 will be presented in the National Assembly. The agenda for both the National Assembly and Senate sessions will be issued in the coming days.
The upcoming budget has reportedly been prepared in consultation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with most matters already finalised.
The government has also drafted proposals for salary increases for the salaried class and adjustments in pensions for retirees.
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs, Senator Rana Sanaullah, said that relief measures would be extended broadly, including for salaried individuals.
On Monday, Sanaullah said the government was preparing a comprehensive strategy to provide maximum relief to inflation-hit segments of society in the upcoming budget.
Talking to the media, He said that no amendment regarding voters’ age limit was under consideration and the government remained fully committed to safeguarding constitutional and democratic rights of the youth.
He said that the upcoming federal budget would provide major relief to the masses and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would formally announce the public-friendly package soon.
Source: Express Tribune
