ISLAMABAD – The sixth and final budget presentation by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was marred by opposition protests, with lawmakers from the ruling party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf trading barbs with each another inside the National Assembly.
Soon after newly-inducted Finance Minister Miftah Ismail started the budget speech, PTI’s Murad Saeed and PML-N’s Abid Sher Ali exchanged harsh words which aggravated the situation in the lower house of the Parliament.
The altercation followed a brief spat occurred between the state minister for Power and PTI lawmaker Amjad Niazi as the opposition party staged a protest in front of speaker’s dais by tearing down the budget copies.
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A video shows MNA Murad Saeed shouting anti-government slogans after seeing the altercation and running towards the minister before being intercepted by his party colleagues to avoid any unforeseen friction.
MNA Shahriyar Afridi escorted Saeed outside the assembly session.
The PTI lawmakers threw the budget papers on the newly-sworn Finance Minister Miftah Ismail. The government lawmakers surrounded finance minister while he was presenting the budget.
