LAHORE:
The JI Chief, Hafiz Naeem, has strongly rejected the federal budget, qualifying it as a “pro-ellite document” that exacerbates poverty, inflation and inequality.
When addressing a press conference, he said that the Government has not provided relief to the common man, choosing instead favoring the ruling class and the privileged segments of society.
“The budget imposes a heavy fiscal load on wage and average income groups, while offering significant concessions or structural reforms,” he said.
He described the affirmations of poverty reduction by the government as “delusional” and “contrary to terrestrial realities”, noting that more than 110 million Pakistani continue to live below the poverty line.
