ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday presented a budget with a total outlay of Rs18,771 billion as the federal government tries to balance a fragile economic situation due to an energy crisis amid the Middle East tensions.Presenting his term’s third…
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