by Shahbaz Rana in The Express Tribune, Oct 17th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s federal development spending has come to a grinding halt as a mere Rs57 billion, or equal to 6% of annual budget, was spent during the first quarter of this fiscal year, which delayed the execution of some crucial projects but compensated for fiscal slippages in other areas. Half of the total amount, or Rs23 billion, was spent on parliamentarians’ schemes during the July-September quarter…