Pakistan: unveiling the new budget

Dawn.com Published June 2, 2012
A Pakistani woman buys groceries at a market in Lahore.
A Pakistani woman buys groceries at a market in Lahore.
Pakistani men eat food at a roadside restaurant in Lahore.
Pakistani men eat food at a roadside restaurant in Lahore.
A Pakistani vendor waits for customers at a vegetable market in Lahore.
A Pakistani vendor waits for customers at a vegetable market in Lahore.
A Pakistani vendor waits for customers along a street in Islamabad.
A Pakistani vendor waits for customers along a street in Islamabad.
A Pakistani woman sits next to groceries outside a government controlled prices utility store in Islamabad.
A Pakistani woman sits next to groceries outside a government controlled prices utility store in Islamabad.
A Pakistani roadside vendor prepares food in Karachi.
A Pakistani roadside vendor prepares food in Karachi.
A Pakistani worker prepares bags of wheat flour outside a shop in Islamabad.
A Pakistani worker prepares bags of wheat flour outside a shop in Islamabad.
A Pakistani waiter distributes free bread to impoverished men in Karachi.
A Pakistani waiter distributes free bread to impoverished men in Karachi.

Pakistan's economy grew by 3.7 percent in the current fiscal year with tax collection up an “unprecedented” 25 percent, finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said. — Photos and text by AFP

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Syead Tayyab Shah
Jun 15, 2012 03:55pm
God Bless Pakistan. I hate to see my brothers and sisters like this. God Help us.
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Cyrus Howell
Jun 04, 2012 07:39am
That bread looks good. I just ate, but now am getting hungry again.
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