The commission has been tasked to probe how Pakistan’s debts swelled to Rs24 trillion over the past 10 years. Expressing objections to the move, Abbasi asked how members of NAB, ISI and IB could question parliament and the budgets passed by the House. “Those [who have] no basic knowledge about the economy will now review the decisions of prime ministers, parliament and cabinets,” the PML-N stalwart said. Abbasi also expressed scepticism over the ambitious revenue target of Rs5,550 billion set by the government in its proposed budget. The former premier pointed out the difference between the amount of money allocated to interest payments in the 2019-20 budget and last year’s budget.

Source: Pakistan Today June 22, 2019 08:03 UTC