PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to delay the process of passing its next budget until Monday (June 23) to seek approval from incarcerated founder of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and former prime minister Imran Khan.

On Thursday, Speaker of the KP Assembly Babar Saleem Swati had announced that the house would approve the provincial budget for the financial year 2025-26 only after Imran granted permission.

“Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur will meet Imran Khan [in jail]. If he approves, we will pass the budget on June 24. If he does not approve, we will follow his directions,” Mr Swati told the assembly’s budget session.

However, late on Thursday, Mr Gandapur issued a video statement, asking the PTI’s lawmakers not to proceed with cut motions on the budget during the ongoing session.

PA speaker refuses to hold discussion on cut motions until Monday

He said that as chief minister, he had declared on the floor of the house that his government would follow Imran Khan’s........

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