Pakistan, June 18 -- President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday urged the federal government to take effective measures in the federal budget to alleviate the financial burden on the salaried class, pensioners, labourers, and other underprivileged segments of society who are facing challenges.

President Zardari emphasised the steps while meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who met him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

The meeting discussed the prevailing political and economic situation in the country, the President's Secretariat said in a statement.

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar, and Senator Saleem Mandviwalla were also present during th...