'Rulers deceiving themselves': Opposition leaders reject budget, say public crushed by poverty
Key takeaways
- ISLAMABAD: Opposition leaders on Sunday rejected the federal budget, accusing the government of ignoring economic realities, burdening citizens with taxes and failing to address rising poverty.
- Abbas said the rulers were “not ready to see facts with their own eyes” and alleged that the government had failed to provide services to the people.
- “The people of Pakistan are being crushed in the mill of poverty,” he said, adding that prices of food items were “touching the sky”.
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Home latest pakistan world sports showbiz entertainment Royal business health Sci-Tech Food Fact Check big picture Videos shows Watch LIVE TV X Home Latest Pakistan World Sports Showbiz Fact Check big picture Videos Shows LIVE TV Pakistan 'Rulers deceiving themselves': Opposition leaders reject budget, say public crushed by poverty Leaders from different opposition parties demand spending cuts, tax relief, structural economic reforms By Web Desk | Published June 14, 2026
ISLAMABAD: Opposition leaders on Sunday rejected the federal budget, accusing the government of ignoring economic realities, burdening citizens with taxes and failing to address rising poverty.
“They [rulers] are deceiving themselves,” Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas said while addressing a budget seminar in Islamabad, criticising the government’s claim that a person earning Rs280 a day was not below the poverty line.