Is the new budget people friendly?...
Federal Minister for Finance & Privatization Naveed Qamar has presented Federal Budget 2008-09. Some new taxes have been imposed while a few abolished, keeping in view economic and industrial development of the country. Needs of people in terms of spiraling prices of food items have been kept...
Independence judiciary is must to streng...
LAHORE: Predicting the success of the lawyers struggle launched for the reinstatement of the deposed judges very soon, the deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that independent judiciary is must for strengthening democracy. The judiciary can protect and safeguard...
Budget for 2008-09 announced (Rs. 2300 b...
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Naveed Qamar unveiled the federal budget for year 2008-09 with a total outlay of 2300 billion rupees in the parliament, which is 29.7 percent higher than the budget of the outgoing financial year. According to the budget document, the expenditure of 2.01 trillion has been...