Budget 2020 - 2021 Coverage

Gave realistic budget despite economic challenges: CM Buzdar

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that despite the economic losses inflicted by coronavirus, his government was able to present a realistic budget for the next financial year. The CM said that coronavirus cause...


Allied parties have lost faith in the PTI Government: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi challenged the Prime Minister and said that his government has lost all faith and trust of its allies. According to details, opposition members protested...


Tax-free budget manifestation of Imran Khan's people-friendly policies: Shibli

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said on Tuesday that in the face of global recession and national economic challenges, the tax-free budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 was a manifestation of Prime Ministe...


Utility stores raise prices of various items by up to Rs 45

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan has added to the public’s inflation woes by increasing prices of various items by up to Rs 45. According to details, the prices of various brands of beverages, spices, biscuits, verm...


Govt passed Federal Budget despite United opposition: Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan has said that the government managed to pass the federal budget 2020-21 through National Assembly despite intense pressure by the united opposition, on which the Prime Minister...


NA approves federal budget 2020-2021 amid opposition's protest

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – National Assembly (NA) on Monday has approved federal budget 2020-2021 in a session amid protest by the opposition benches. The budget was moved by Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar who said that the ...


Sindh budget 2020-21 not an ideal budget but a better one: minister

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Minister for Information, Local Government, Housing &Town Planning, Religious Affairs, Forest and Wildlife Syed Nasir Hussain Shah referring to the recently presented budget of the Sindh government on Sunday sai...


Opposition rejects federal budget 2020-21

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The United Opposition has rejected the federal budget outright and announced to fight against the government on all fronts. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing a press conference alo...


JWP takes U-turn, decides to attend dinner hosted by PM Imran

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) chief Shahzain Bugti retracted the decision of not attended dinner being hosted by Prime Minister Imran Khan. Earlier, JWP leader Shahzain Bugti had refused to attend the dinner being hosted ...


Sindh Govt gets Budget 2020-21 approved in half an hour

KARACHI (Dunya News) - The Sindh government got its budget for the new financial year approved in half an hour from the Sindh assembly. Despite the opposition proposing austerity motions, the government failed to hold any meaningful discussion on the...


Bilawal Zardari phones Akhtar Mengal, discusses current political situation

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has ramped up his political activities in recent days, with him calling Balochistan National Party chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal today, discussing important iss...


Bilawal, Shehbaz reject federal budget 2020

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday have rejected federal budget 2020. A...


Senate recommends 10% increase in Govt employee salaries

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Senate has recommended a 10 percent increase in the salaries and pensions of serving and retired government employees. The House today unanimously adopted recommendations of Senate’s Standing Committee on Finance o...


Balochistan presents Rs 465b Budget 2020-21, no increase in salaries, pensions

QUETTA (Dunya News) – Balochistan’s Budget for fiscal year 2020-21 with a total outlay of Rs 465.528 billion was presented today in Balochistan Assembly, Quetta. Provincial Finance Minister Zahoor Ahmed Buledi presented the budget. Accor...


Hamza Shehbaz facing difficulties in reading budget: Fayyaz-ul-Hassan

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan has said that Opposition Leader of Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz is facing difficulties in reading budget documents. Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan, while responding to Hamza S...


KP Govt presents Rs 923 bn tax free Budget 2020-21

PESHAWAR (Dunya News) - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government, on Friday, presented its annual budget worth Rs 923 billion with maximum allocation of Rs124billion for health, Rs317.8bln for development expenditure including Rs221.9 billion for settled di...


Rs923 billion KP budget to be presented today

PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa budget of Rs923 billion for next fiscal year, 2020-21, will be presented in the provincial assembly today (Friday). According to the notification, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has been summo...


Not right for govt to put its incompetence on COVID-19 pandemic: CM Murad

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday said that it is not right for the government to put its incompetence on Coronavirus pandemic. Addressing a post-budget press conference in Karachi on Thursday, he said...


AJK budget with total outlay of over Rs139b presented

MUZAFFARABAD (Dunya News) - Azad Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday has presented a tax free budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 amounting to over 139 billion rupees.  Presenting the budget at Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad, Minister...


Sindh Budget 2020-21: Govt employee salaries raised in Rs1,241 billion budget

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has presented the budget 2020-21 in the Sindh Assembly with a total outlay of Rs1241 billion on Wednesday. The budget session began under Speaker Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani, wher...


Sindh govt decides to increase salaries of govt employees

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Government of Sindh has decided to increase salaries of provincial government employees in the budget 2020-21. According to details, Sindh cabinet has decided to give 10 percent salary raise to employees of grade 1 to 16...


Health budget will be reviewed monthly: Punjab Finance Minister

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht has said that coronavirus has adversely affected the economy and health budget will be reviewed on monthly basis amid the pandemic. Hashim Jawan Bakht, while addressing a post-bu...


Budget based on realistic development goals: CM Buzdar

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that budget presented by provincial government for fiscal year 2020-21 is based on realistic development goals. CM Usman Buzdar said that government has provided tax r...


PML-N demands to include Hafeez Shaikh, Reza Baqir's name on the ECL

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Alleging of damaging country’s economy, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday demanded to put the names of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance D Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and State Bank Governor Reza Baqir...


Punjab Budget 2020-21: Makhdoom Hashim presents Rs 2240bn provincial budget

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Javan Bakht has presented the budget 2020-21 in the Punjab Assembly with a total outlay of Rs2240 billion on Monday. In his budget speech, Provincial Finance Minister said that an o...


Punjab cabinet approves budget proposals 2020-21

LAHORE (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday chaired a provincial cabinet meeting, which unanimously approved the budget proposals for fiscal year 2020-21, besides finance bill 2020. Supplementary budget 2019-20 and revised estim...


KP Budget for fiscal year 2020-21 to be presented on June 19

PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Budget with a total outlay of 860 billion rupees for the next fiscal year 2020-2021 will be presented on June 19. According to details, government will cut expenditure on unnecessary projects whi...


Buzdar-led Punjab govt will present historical business friendly budget: Fayyaz

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Provincial Information Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan on Monday has said that Sardar Usman Buzdar-led Punjab government will present historical business friendly budget today. In a statement, the minister hoped that the...


National Assembly to resume session today

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - National Assembly will resume its session at the Parliament House in Islamabd today (Monday) at 4:00 pm after two days break, Dunya News reported. Debate on federal budget 2020-2021 will begin during today’s session. C...


Sindh to present its annual budget on June 17

KARACHI (Dunya News) - The Sindh government has decided to present the provincial budget on June 17. Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Murad Ali Shah has said that a cabinet meeting will be convened on Wednesday. According to details, Parliamentary Party me...


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