ISLAMABAD:
The new federal budget of more than Rs4 trillion was rushed through the National Assembly on Tuesday, after opposition parties boycotted the process over alleged disregard shown to them by the government, previous day during a protest walkout.
Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali exchanged harsh remarks with Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rahid Ahmed, who had demanded resignations of both Mr Ali and Water and Power Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif.
A volatile independent member from the Punjab province, Jamshed Dasti, came close to the dais tearing papers taken from some opposition desks, before Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq warned him of an action against him for such behaviour and over what he called a pending privilege motion.
