Renowned economist Dr. Qaiser Bengali has said that the budget has become a political document, which has made it so difficult to understand that even journalists are unable to understand. A large part of Pakistan’s budget depends on foreign aid. Domestic production has decreased while the economy has been handed over to imports. He expressed these views while addressing a workshop on budget reporting for journalists organized by the Karachi Press Club’s Skills and Development Committee. Economist Ifat Ara, Karachi Press Club President Saeed Sarbazi, Secretary Shoaib Ahmed, Business Reporter Malik Tanveer Ahmed and Secretary Skills and Development Committee Hamidur Rehman also spoke. And training regarding reporting. He said that the entire burden of taxes is placed on the manufacturing industry, due to which factories are closed and unemployment is increasing, even salaries have to be paid from external loans. He said that instead of increasing taxes, the economic crisis can be controlled by reducing the expenses. Dr. Ifat Ara discussed in detail the terms used in the budget, the impact of the budget on the people. Business reporter Malik Tanveer. The participants were informed about the experiences of budget reporting. Speaking on this occasion, President Karachi Press Club Saeed Sarbazi and Secretary Shoaib Khan said that journalists should give priority to the country and the state while reporting on the budget, and should not give such news that would harm the country. He said that this is the age of social media and journalists should pay special attention to journalistic values for authentic and responsible reporting because political intolerance is at its peak in Pakistan at the moment. At the end of the workshop, Karachi Press. Club president Saeed Sarbazi, secretary Shoaib Ahmed and members of the governing body presented shields to the guests and distributed certificates among the workshop participants.
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