Journalists staged a walkout from Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s post-budget 2025-26 press conference in Islamabad today.
As per details, the journalist were protesting the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) failure to provide a technical briefing on the Finance Bill 2025-26.
The briefing, traditionally held to clarify tax proposals for media coverage, was not conducted yesterday.
Responding to the boycott, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar acknowledged the journalists’ concerns, stating their grievances were “absolutely valid” and affirming their right to protest.
Addressing the media, Tarar apologized and assured that the FBR chairman had committed to holding the technical briefing. “I will speak to them; the technical briefing must take place,” Tarar said, adding that he had joined the journalists in solidarity with their protest.
