Pakistan, June 27 -- PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday welcomed the federal government's inclusion of his party major proposals in the budget for fiscal year 2025-26, expressing appreciation for the coalition's focus on public relief and social welfare.
Speaking in the National Assembly, PPP he praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government for increasing a record 20 percent increase in the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), calling it a "commendable step" and a clear reflection of the government's commitment to social protection.
Bilawal highlighted that, following the PPP's persistent advocacy, the government had raised the annual income tax exemption limit for salaried individuals from Rs600,000 to Rs1.2 million...