Pak PM Sharif calls for providing relief to poor, middle class in budget 2023-24

Pak PM Sharif calls for providing relief to poor, middle class in budget 2023-24

Cash-strapped Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities to take major steps in the budget for the welfare of poor and middle class, in an effort to make it people-friendly ahead of general elections which are expected in October.

"Despite economic challenges, special measures should be taken for the protection of vulnerable sections of society," he said while chairing a meeting on Monday to finalise measures to provide relief to the poor and middle classes of society.