Opposition protests for not being provided with budget speech copies

Amir Wasim Published June 11, 2019

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Opposition members protested for not being provided with copies of the budget speech which were distributed later.

PML-N parliamentary leader in the National Assembly Khawaja Asif reads a document during the National Assembly budget session. — DawnNewsTV screengrab

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