BALOCHISTAN BUDGET 2026-27: Balochistan passes Rs119bn suppl budget without debate

Soon after the session began, with Speaker retired Cap­tain Abdul Khaliq Achakzai in the chair, op­­position members sought to debate the supplementary budget. However, Chief Minister Mir Sarf­r­­az Bugti asked members to first approve the budget, saying discussion could take place later. The speaker then direc­ted Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani to move the demands for grants. Mr Nosherwani presented 46 demands for grants one by one, including 21 related to non-development expenditure and 25 concerning development expenditure. No opposition member moved a cut motion aga­inst either development or non-development expenditure as the finance minister tabled all 46 demands in the house. The supplementary bu­­d­get comprised more than Rs61.29 billion in non-de­velopment expenditure and over Rs58.19bn in dev­­elopment expenditure. All 46 supplementary grant demands were approved during the session. Presenting the budget, the finance minister mov­ed 21 supplementary dem­ands for non-development expenditure amounting to more than Rs61bn. The allocations covered key departments, including health, energy, irrigation, transport, industries and commerce, fisheries, the Chief Minister’s Sec­retariat and the Board of Revenue. Among the major allocations, over Rs28.35bn was approved for the ener­­gy department, Rs12.67bn for the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) and Rs5.40bn for the health department. Ad­­ditional funds were al­­located to the sports and youth affairs, science and information technology, culture and tourism dep­artments, as well as the provincial ombudsman. The house unanimously approved all no