ISLAMABAD: The government’s allocation of Rs97.098 billion for education affairs and services in the federal budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 has drawn attention and criticism for its modest increase of around 5.5 percent compared to the revised allocation of the current fiscal year. With Pakistan’s public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP
GILGIT (APP): Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan Muhiudeen Wani on Friday said the regular budget of Gilgit-Baltistan has increased to Rs51 billion in the federal budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 which was a significant rise from last year’s Rs47 billion, representing an increase of approximately 8.5 per cent. He said additionally the development budget had seen
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated an amount of Rs8 billion for the stalled mega road projects in Chitral. In the outgoing fiscal year, the federal government had allocated Rs6 billion for five mega road infrastructure projects of Chitral in the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2022-23. According to budgetary documents available with ChitralToday, an
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PESHAWAR: A meeting held here on Friday with the chief secretary Khyber Pakthunkhwa in the chair reviewed arrangements for the annual Shandur polo festival in Chitral to be held in the first week of July, said a statement. The festival, held at the world\’s highest polo ground, has consistently played a vibrant role in promoting
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ISLAMABAD: The coalition government has given an unprecedented Rs2.24 trillion in tax exemptions during the outgoing fiscal year. According to a report, the Rs2.24 trillion worth of tax exemptions were 28% higher than the previous fiscal year. They were equal to 43% of the total exemptions given by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government during its
