IslamabadOver Rs5 trillion went to provincial subjects, a senator says.
Federal spending is Rs19 trillion against Rs20 trillion in revenue, Senator Zamir Hussain Ghumro said.
Citing the auditor general’s data, Ghumro says Pakistan’s federal ministries duplicate subjects the 18th Amendment gave to the provinces.
The prime minister has not answered summaries to abolish 24 such ministries, and the committee wants a fresh note.
How each outlet framed it
- Dawn leans critical
- puts Rs5tr of devolution-violating spending against the $15bn IMF total, arguing the 18th Amendment would have avoided bailouts
Sources: Dawn