Provinces take the lead on Rs4.2tr in uplift spending

• NEC approves plan with consensus as govt eyes 4.2 per cent growth in next fiscal year
• Centre to finance projects worth Rs1 trillion amid 29pc PSDP cut, provincial allocations to fund the rest
• Sindh, KP ‘unhappy’ with exclusion of projects from federal budget
• Premier, all CMs to meet today on Indian moves against Pakistan’s water

ISLAMABAD: Fuelled by a 22pc increase in provincial allocations, the National Economic Council (NEC) on Wednesday approved with consensus a...