NA surrenders over Rs470m into national exchequer to support govt’s austerity drive

NA surrenders over Rs470m into national exchequer to support govt’s austerity drive

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has “surrendered Rs472.1 million” to the treasury as part of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s austerity measures, said a statement by the NA Secretariat on Friday. The statement said that austerity measures in the lower house were being carried out under the directives of NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq. “In compliance with austerity directives and in support of prudent governance, the secretariat has effected a Rs21 millio…