The Balochistan Assembly has approved a supplementary budget of Rs81.5 billion for the outgoing fiscal year during a session chaired by Speaker Abdul Khaliq Achakzai.
Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani presented 38 demands for grants, allocating Rs40.85 billion for non-development expenditures and Rs40.67 billion for development expenditures. These supplementary grants cover additional funds spent by government departments beyond the originally allocated budget.
Despite the opposition’s earlier consultation on the budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, no objections or cut motions were raised against the supplementary demands. Members of opposition parties, including JUI-F, Jamaat-i-Islami, Awami National Party, National Party, BNP-Mengal, and BNP-Awami, neither opposed the demands nor participated in the discussion despite being given opportunities.
The supplementary budget was unanimously approved without resistance, highlighting a rare moment of consensus within the assembly.
