Govt allies, opposition protest absence of ministers in Senate.

ISLAMABAD -- Coalition partners of the federal government and opposition parties on Friday protest absence of ministers in the Upper House of the Parliament.

Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani presided over the budget session. On the occasion, Senator Saleem Mandviwala while congratulating the Pakistanis claimed that Pakistan has been removed from the gray list of Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

When Senate Chairman asked for debate on budget, Opposition leader Shahzad Waseem said that there were no ministers in the House and whether they should talk to the House's walls.

The allies of the government also burst into anger over absence of ministers and said...