In his address, Imran also announced tax exemptions, subsidies, amnesty for industrial sector, stipends, internships and scholarships, while simultaneously making it clear that his government believed in making “independent foreign policy”. Surprisingly, Imran did not spend much time on the opposition’s flurry of activities and its plan for a no-confidence motion. PECA amendmentThe prime minister emphasised on making foreign policy independent, keeping the country’s interest supreme and not to take dictation from others. “If this can happen with the country’s prime minister ... imagine what would happen to the rest of the people,” he wondered. Some others questioned how would the government pay for all the measures that the prime minister had announced.

Source: The Express Tribune March 01, 2022 05:32 UTC