Pakistan, June 23 -- The National Assembly on Monday approved three demands for grants worth Rs33,706,435,000 (Rs33.70 billion) for the Ministry of National Food Security and Research after rejecting 112 cut motions moved by opposition lawmakers.

The demands for grants were presented by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb to meet expenditures for the upcoming financial year.

According to details, the approved allocations included Rs22,231,937,000 for the National Food Security and Research Division, Rs7,291,498,000 for the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), and Rs4,183,000,000 for development expenditure of the National Food Security and Research Division.

Responding to point raised by the la...