"UNHAPPY" · 총 23건
필터 보기현재 지수
50.3
0 = 부정 우세
50 = 중립
100 = 긍정 우세
최근 7일 기준 84,286건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.2(균형)입니다. 긍정 4,413건(5.2%)·중립 77,722건(92.2%)·부정 2,151건(2.6%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 15.3(중도 균형)입니다.
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ISLAMABAD: A PPP delegation, led by party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, expressed its reservations related to taxes during a pre-budget meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday, sources told Dawn. The meeting was held at the Zardari House in Islamabad, an official statement by the PPP said, adding that apart from Bilawal, Sherry Rehman, Naveed Qamar, Murad Ali Shah and Jam Khan Shoro were also present. “Matters related to the budget were discussed during the meeting,” it said. The discussion also covered expenditure, development spending priorities, including the Public Sector Development Programme, as well as broader economic priorities such as fiscal sustainability, public welfare, development initiatives, and inclusive growth. With the budget for FY2026-27 set to be announced on June 10 (Wednesday), this was the second round of pre-budget talks between the two major ruling partners, the PML-N and the PPP, and the third and final round is expected to be held on Monday. Sources told Dawn that Dar assured the PPP that their proposal would be incorporated in the budget. A source told Dawn that during the previous meeting, the PPP pointed out that provinces had been asked to raise their revenue targets in order to meet the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) requirements. The IMF has asked the Centre to introduce at least Rs430bn worth of additional budgetary measures in the upcoming budget, alongside a nearly matching amount of Rs430bn to be generated by the four provinces. In this connection, the PPP asked Dar for ways for the provinces to increase their tax revenues during the Sunday meeting, the source said. Separately, a PPP leader said his party was trying to reach an agreement with the ruling PML-N on fiscal measures in light of the new IMF demands, adding that they were “unhappy with the budget in its current form”. “The government wants to tax the same classes instead of expanding the tax base,” the PPP leader pointed out. An insider pointed out to Dawn that IMF had set macroeconomic conditions, such as those relating to primary surplus and revenue targets, for the federal budget. “The IMF has also set targets for the provinces in an unprecedented move,” the source added. PPP leaders told Dawn they opposed new taxes and hoped the government would change its approach to taxation to provide relief to the inflation-hit masses. One of the sources said the PPP team asserted during the meeting that the government should prefer a broader tax base instead of exerting pressure on the same tax class. “The discussion revolved mostly around revenue and expenditures,” the source added.
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar assured on Sunday a PPP delegation, led by party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, that their proposal related to tax would be incorporated in the upcoming budget for FY-2026-27, sources told Dawn. Dar gave the assurance during a meeting with Bilawal and other PPP leaders at the Zardari House in Islamabad, an official statement by the PPP said. It added that apart from Bilawal, Sherry Rehman, Naveed Qamar, Murad Ali Shah and Jam Khan Shoro were also present at the meeting. “Matters related to the budget were discussed during the meeting,” it said. With the budget set to be announced on June 10 (Wednesday), this was the second round of pre-budget talks between the two major ruling partners, the PML-N and the PPP, and the third and final round is expected to be held tomorrow. A source told Dawn that during the Sunday meeting, the PPP pointed out that provinces had been asked to raise their revenue targets in order to meet the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) requirements. The IMF has asked the Centre to introduce at least Rs430bn worth of additional budgetary measures in the upcoming budget, alongside a nearly matching amount of Rs430bn to be generated by the four provinces. In this connection, the PPP asked Dar for ways for the provinces to increase their tax revenues, the source said. Separately, a PPP leader said his party was trying to reach an agreement with the ruling PML-N on fiscal measure in light of the new IMF demands, adding that they were “unhappy with the budget in its current form”. “The government wants to tax the same classes instead of expanding the tax base,” the PPP leader pointed out. More to follow
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ISLAMABAD: With the federal budget for the financial year 2026-27 expected to be tabled on June 10, two major ruling partners, the PML-N and the PPP, continued their consultations on the proposed fiscal measures, with another round of the pre-budget meeting scheduled for later this week. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Wednesday that the budget would be tabled on June 10. Sources said the next meeting between the PPP and PML-N would be attended by party chairman, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who will be back from his election campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan before the June 7 polls. PPP sources said these were routine pre-budget meetings to discuss taxation and other measures and multiple rounds could take place before the budget session. A PPP leader also said they were trying to reach an agreement with the government on fiscal measures in light of the new IMF demands, adding that they were unhappy with the budget in its current form. Another source said the consultations were also delayed because the IMF approval came “too late”. The PPP leaders told Dawn they opposed new taxes and hoped the government would change its approach to taxation to provide relief to the inflation-hit masses. Sources said the PPP delegation emphasised that the government should prefer a broader tax base instead of exerting pressure on the same class which was already paying taxes. On this, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the government would try its best to improve enforcement for broadening the tax net. A statement issued by his office said that Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, along with the finance minister, held a meeting with PPP leaders as part of routine pre-budget consultations. The discussions focused on current expenditure and development spending priorities, including the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), as well as broader economic priorities such as fiscal sustainability, public welfare measures, development initiatives, and inclusive growth for the fiscal year 2026–2027, said the official handout. “It was unanimously agreed to recommend to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif @CMShehbaz that the Budget for fiscal year 2026–2027 be announced on Wednesday, 10 June 2026.” The meeting was attended by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, MNA Syed Naveed Qamar, Senator Sherry Rehman, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro, Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, Federal Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bosal, FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, and other senior officials from the concerned ministries and departments.
Party could struggle to push ratings as strategy increasingly focuses on views held by minority of voters, research finds Reform UK is becoming increasingly reliant on socially conservative views for political support, and therefore could struggle to push its poll ratings much higher, a large-scale research project led by the leading psephologist John Curtice has found. A study of Nigel Farage’s party carried out as part of the British Social Attitudes report found that while Reform supporters were disproportionately more likely to be unhappy with politicians and public services, recent recruits had seemingly more robust attitudes in areas such as diversity and welfare. Continue reading...
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• Legal fraternity says ‘facilitative measure’ has turned into ‘gatekeeping mechanism’ • Notes technical glitches make access to justice needlessly complicated LAHORE: The enforcement of mandatory biometric verification for litigants filing cases has triggered widespread concern across Punjab’s legal community, with lawyers describing the requirement as an unreasonable obstacle to access to justice. Notified in January and in force since March of this year, the move was envisioned as a facilitative, technical measure. According to a statement attributed to LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum, the system would “help curb fake litigation, prevent impersonation and eliminate the use of bogus witnesses and sureties”. It was described as a significant step towards modernising the judiciary and safeguarding the integrity of judicial proceedings, which would enhance the credibility of the judiciary and provide a secure and efficient mechanism for conducting proceedings. But after a few months of seeing it in action, lawyers argue that the measure has effectively become a gatekeeping mechanism, disproportionately affecting poor and vulnerable litigants’ ability to access justice. Some see the initiative as evolving into a revenue-generation exercise rather than meaningful judicial reform, as the process has imposed an additional financial burden through a “pay-to-access” model, where the officially prescribed fee of Rs200 often rises to Rs300 in practice. According to members of the legal fraternity Dawn spoke to, serious infrastructure deficiencies and recurring technical glitches are disrupting the timely filing of urgent matters. The Lahore Bar Association (LBA) has already issued an ultimatum to the Lahore High Court (LHC), urging it to rationalise the biometric verification requirement. Representatives of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and the LBA complain that the LHC introduced the new regime without consulting them. They told Dawn that the decision was made after consultations only with the Pakistan Bar Council and the Punjab Bar Council, the country’s and province’s regulatory bar bodies, respectively. LHCBA President Babar Murtaza said the biometric system had already been implemented when his cabinet assumed office in March this year. However, he said the bar leadership later met the LHC administration committee and conveyed the legal fraternity’s concerns regarding the system. According to him, the bar was informed that the system had been introduced pursuant to a decision of the National Judicial (Policy-making) Committee (NJPMC). Mr Murtaza maintained that justice should be swift and inexpensive. He pointed out that the validity period of biometric verification was initially restricted to 24 hours but was later extended to 72 hours following the bar’s intervention. He demanded that the validity period be extended to at least one week. He said the bar supported biometric verification for filing main petitions but opposed its requirement for subsequent civil miscellaneous applications. Criminal cases, witness verification Both Mr Murtaza and LBA President Irfan Hayat Bajwa termed biometric verification “unnecessary” in criminal matters, including pre-arrest and post-arrest bail petitions. They argued that once biometric verification was conducted in pre-arrest bail cases, a suspect could already be easily traced by law enforcement agencies, rendering the purpose of seeking protective bail redundant. In post-arrest bail cases, they added, the accused was already in judicial custody and should not be subjected to additional verification requirements. The lawyers also criticised the requirement for witnesses to undergo biometric verification before recording statements. They questioned who would refund the fee if testimony could not be recorded on the scheduled date because of adjournments or other reasons. A litigant told Dawn that he failed to file a stay application in time because of a technical fault in Nadra’s biometric system. He said access to justice had become unnecessarily complicated due to avoidable technicalities. Revenue at litigants’ cost The fee collected through the biometric verification process also includes a share for the relevant tehsil or district bar association. However, Mr Bajwa said lawyers did not want revenue at the expense of poor litigants. “We are against any such revenue-generation model,” he said. He added that the LBA was still awaiting a response from the LHC regarding recommendations submitted nearly two weeks ago. Former High Court Bar Association-Multan president Syed Riazul Hassan Gilani has also lodged a formal complaint with Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi against the biometric system implemented in Punjab. He alleged that of the mandatory Rs200 fee, Rs20 earmarked as “financial assistance” for employees of the high court and district judiciary amounted to “legalised extortion”. Mr Gilani argued that compelling litigants to pay judicial staff in addition to their government salaries risked normalising monetary demands under the guise of welfare. He pointed out that the Islamabad High Court charges only Rs30 for biometric verification and e-affidavits through Nadra, without imposing any additional welfare levy. The senior lawyer also questioned the jurisdiction of the NJPMC and provincial chief justices to impose mandatory fees or levies on litigants. He maintained that making access to justice contingent upon a “pay-to-access” model violated fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution and disproportionately burdened vulnerable, illiterate and marginalised segments of society. Published in Dawn, May 30th, 2026