Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah presents Rs3.652tr budget with no new taxes, 7pc pay raise

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presented a Rs3.652 trillion budget for fiscal year 2026-27 against estimated receipts of approximately Rs3.41tr, resulting in a projected deficit of about Rs242 billion. The session was delayed due to a ruckus created by lawmakers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). MPA Ali Khurshidi said the party was boycotting the session because the opposition had not been consulted beforehand. The budget proposes no new taxes, a 7 per cent increase in...