The current fiscal year's tax-laden budget and the Supreme Court's ruling on reserved seats have shifted the focus of politics to the economy, further posing doubts over Pakistan's ability to meet the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions for a USD 7 billion loan, reported Dawn.
As the highly-anticipated Union Budget week is going to commence today, investors' sentiments in the equity market will be driven by the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
An all-party meeting is currently underway at the Parliament ahead of the commencement of the budget session. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju is hosting the meeting, which is seeing attendance from a range of political leaders.
On the occasion of Guru Purnima, many devotees across the nation reached the temple to pay their respects and seek blessings from their spiritual teachers on Sunday.
Many devotees across the country also took a dip in holy waters and paid their respects to their gurus.
Tamil actor Vishal shared his expectations from the Uninon Budget 2024. He also requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the matter of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Tamil Nadu.
With the presentation of this year's budget, Sitharaman will establish herself as the first Finance Minister to present seven consecutive budgets, breaking the record of Morarji Desai's six budget presentations.
The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government unveiled a three-year economic plan, which aims to increase the share of provinces in the federal budget from 39.4 per cent to 48.7 per cent by 2027.