Miftah proposes to build 100 sport stadiums

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Miftah Ismail on Friday proposed to build 100 sport stadiums all over the country on cost-sharing basis with the provincial governments.

“We are enhancing PSDP (Public Sector Development Programme) allocations for Higher Education Commission to Rs 57 billion, for primary health programmes to Rs 37 billion and for programmes for youth by Rs 10 billion,” the minister said in his budget speech in the National Assembly.

He said the Federal Government was also providing income support to more than 5 million families, and has also allocated funds for Pakistan Bait Al Mal, and Poverty Alleviation Fund.