Senate continues discussion on Federal Budget.

ISLAMABAD -- Finance Adviser Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh laid a copy of the Money Bill, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Senate on Friday.

He also laid before the house a copy of the Money Bill, the COVID-19 (Prevention of Smuggling) Bill, 2020.

Taking part in the discussion on fiscal budget, Senator Mohsin Aziz said that the PTI government has presented a balanced budget and allocated sufficient amount for Ehsaas Program and for COVID-19 to control the impacts of the epidemic. He said that international rating agencies have acknowledged the fiscal discipline.

Senator Krishna Kumari said the government should take steps to control locust attacks across the country.

Participating in the discussion, Mushahid Hussain Sayed called for collective efforts to cope with the challenge posed by Covid-19. He said we also need unity to deal with the regional challenges.

Waleed Iqbal was appreciative of the allocations enhanced by the government for the education sector. He said the government is also giving priority to the CPEC related projects and allocated seventy seven billion rupees for this purpose.

Sitara Ayaz said special emphasis should be given to the development of backward areas.

The House offered fateha for legendary Radio and TV Host Tariq Aziz who passed away the other day.

Taking the floor, Leader of the House Shahzad Wasim said that the prime focus of the government is to repatriate overseas Pakistani stranded in different countries. He said the number of international...