KARACHI: Enunciating the Pakistan Gov­e­rnment’s socio-economic policy Finance Min­ister Ghulam Mohammad announced in Parl­i­ament yesterday [March 29] that the Govern­-­ment wanted to remove large inequalities in income without affecting individual enterprise and personal freedom. The Finance Min-ister was defending the Government’s taxation policy during the final reading of the Finance Bill. The Bill was passed after a six-hour discussion spread over two days. Mr Ghu-lam Mohammad declared that the Gove-rn­ment wanted to bring about … a “change for the benefit of the downtrodden” … “without creating chaos and without loss of personal freedom”. Nineteen Opposition amendments seeking reduction in the rate of Estate Duty and a abolition of increased duty on some of the imports were voted out… . — Staff correspondent

[Meanwhile, as reported by Dawn London Office], the announcement of the intended vi­­sit to New Delhi by the Pakistan Prime Mi­­nister, Mr Liaquat Ali Khan, has been welco­med by the British newspapers… . The reports of ghastliness let loose by mobs in West Bengal became a regular feature … since the murder of … British business man Mr Cameron… .

Published in Dawn, March 30th, 2025