KARACHI: The differences among the ruling coalition have apparently ‘resolved’ as Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided to vote for Budget 2023-23 and barred leaders from giving statements against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
The PPP has decided to vote for Budget 2023-24 in National Assembly after the differences with PML-N were resolved.
Media reports claimed that the federal government has approved additional Rs30 billion for Sindh, which according to the latter will be used for restoration of flood-affected houses and infrastructure.
A day earlier, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif assured Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah of allocating Rs25 billion funds for the flood victims in the budget 2023-24.
Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah held a one-on-one meeting with PM Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Sources said the chief minister raised the matter of special allocations for the flood affectees in the federal budget 2023-24.
He apprised PM Sharif that the Sindh government allocated Rs25 billion funds for the flood victims and the federal government should also allocate Rs25 billion for the rehabilitation of the flood affectees. CM Shah also demanded the premier for special allocations for the flood victims from global aid.
The premier assured CM Shah of allocating Rs25 billion allocations for flood affectees in the federal budget. After meeting the premier, CM Shah departed for Karachi from Islamabad.
(With input from INP)
