National Assembly session underway to vote on Budget 2021-22

According to details, Prime Minister Imran Khan, former president Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari are attending the session to vote on budget for the new fiscal year.

A resolution to present the budget for approval was adopted after vote count following an objection from an Opposition member over verbal voting.

The Finance Bill 2021-22 is being discussed clause by clause in the House.

While addressing the session, the Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said blamed past governments for neglecting the agriculture sector.

“It is due to the steps taken by past governments that we have to import wheat, ghee, and pulses. A comprehensive roadmap has been presented for the first time in the country’s history in the budget 2021-22 to uplift marginalized sections of country,” he said adding that a budget of Rs63 billion has been proposed to uplift the agriculture sector in FY 2021-22 budget.