ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned a session of the National Assembly for the presentation of the federal budget for fiscal year 2025-26 on June 10 at 5pm.

A source in the opposition told Dawn that the PTI-led opposition will follow its tradition of staging a noisy protest in the house during Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s budget speech.

Published in Dawn, June 4th, 2025

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