Pakistan, June 13 -- PPPThe Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Thursday rejected the federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year and announced a nationwide protest campaign against what it termed an "elite-centric" economic policy.

Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, In-charge of the PPP's People's Labour Bureau, Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmad, lambasted the federal government for presenting a budget that, he claimed, favoured the wealthy and ignored the plight of the working class and the poor.

"The rich have made a budget for the rich. There is nothing in it for the common man," he said. "Every section of the elite has received financial relief, while the burden continues to fall on the underprivileged."

The PPP leader said that the p...