A budget meeting was held in Gilgit under the chairmanship of Speaker Nazir Ahmed.
The budget was presented by Finance Minister Javed Ali Manwa.
[2] The budget allocation was divided into non-development and development expenditures.
Opposition leader Amjad Hussain Azar specifically criticized the GB government, alleging that they were not efficiently utilizing the funds allocated by the federal government and were instead emphasizing their own benefits in the budget.
This criticism resulted in a heated argument between the Chief Minister and the opposition leader; however, they both later expressed regret for their comments.