Budget debate descends to political point-scoring again.

ISLAMABAD -- MNAs from the government and opposition benches in Wednesday's National Assembly session mostly preferred political point-scoring over having the budget debate, as matters related to some 'politicians taking 'NRO' and a possible 'vote of confidence' dominated the proceedings.

As in the previous sessions, MNAs from both sides spent the majority of the time blaming each other for the problems Pakistan was facing at the moment. Taking part in debate, PML-N's MNA Khwaja Saaed Rafique said that the opposition would not bring a no-confidence motion against PTI's government.

'Opposition is not in favour of toppling this government, the slot of Prime Minister was badly insulted and in future nobody may want to become the Prime Minister,' he feared.

The former Railway Minister said that this government was pushing the country to a bad situation. 'Government should seriously think about Pakistan, lest you [government members] have to show money trails,' he said, mentioning that there was a lack of democracy, justice and economic stability in the country due to the wrong policies of the government.

He said that the country had not learnt lessons from the East Pakistan tragedy. 'You [government] are not in a position to even sit with the opposition to discuss national...