Pakistan, June 18 -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presented a Rs 3.56 trillion budget for FY2026-27 on Wednesday, without imposing any new taxes and announcing a 7 per cent increase in government employees' salaries and pensions.

The session was delayed due to a ruckus created by lawmakers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). MPA Ali Khurshidi said the party was boycotting the session because the opposition had not been consulted beforehand.

CM Murad said that in the upcoming fiscal year, the government's goal was to "maintain fiscal discipline, strengthen public finances, and sustain development momentum during a very challenging year".

For development, the provincial government has allocated Rs720.39bn.

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