The Punjab of Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) criticized the provincial government on Monday to allegedly assign an additional 35 billion 35 billion for the constituencing of the president of the Assembly of the Nation Ayaz Sadiq, qualifying it as an unjustified use of public funds in the midst of the deep economic difficulty throughout the country. In a statement, the provincial PTI chapter expressed concern about spending, particularly in the light of recent salary walks for the speaker and other parliamentarians. The party argued that such tax decisions appear deaf at a time when the nation is dealing with inflation, poverty and high unemployment. "The extravagance of the elite feels like rubbing salt in people’s wounds," The statement affirmed. He highlighted the ongoing governance challenges in Punjab, including a deteriorated drainage system, inadequate basic medical care in public sector hospitals and the alarming number of children outside the school, according to reports, more than 10 million in the province.
