Lahore:
The head of the JI, Hafiz Naeem, firmly rejected the federal budget, marking it a “pro-elite document” which aggravates poverty, inflation and inequalities.
Addressing a press conference, he declared that the government had not relieved the ordinary man, rather choosing to promote the ruling class and the privileged segments of the company.
“The budget imposes a heavy tax burden on salaried and intermediate income groups while offering no significant concession or structural reforms,” he said.
He called for allegations to reduce poverty by the government as “delusional” and “unlike soil realities”, noting that more than 110 million Pakistani continue to live below the poverty line.
