Tag: salary
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Govt announces Rs3 billion subsidy to provide ghee at discounted rate
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb announced on Monday that the government would provide a Rs3 billion subsidy to lower the price of ghee to assist the masses. She told a press conference that the market price of ghee is currently Rs550 per kg, but it is being sold at Rs300 per kg…
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IMF rejects proposed tax relief for the salaried class
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected the government’s proposed tax cut in the Personal Income Tax (PIT) to the tune of Rs47 billion, leaving the government with no choice but to reconsider amendments in order to revive the remaining funds. According to The News, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) granted relaxation to salaried…
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PM Shehbaz approves 15 per cent pay raise for govt employees
On Friday, the federal cabinet approved a 15 per cent raise in federal government employee salaries and a 5 per cent increase in pension payments. The federal cabinet convened to discuss the budget ideas. Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail will propose the budget to the National Assembly today, following cabinet agreement. The announcement comes less than…
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Plan under consideration to increase govt officials’ salaries by 5 to 15 per cent
In an attempt to lessen the impact of inflation, the government is considering raising salaries by 5 to 15 per cent in the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, according to The News, following the Pay and Pension Commission’s inability to submit a report ahead of the next budget, which led to the prime minister’s decision to…
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Labourers demand increase in monthly wages, pensions
On May 15, the provincial president of the Muttahida Labour Federation (MLF) in Peshawar, Muhammad Iqbal stated that the current price hikes had made life difficult for poor workers but the government had remained silent. He remarked that the provincial and federal governments should enhance monthly wages and the Employees’ Old-Age Benefit Institution pension in…
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Federal Govt teachers demand pay raise, promotion
Federal government employees have warned to hold another sit-in in the federal capital if their demands for salary increments and promotions are not met by May 23. They voiced the statement during a rally in front of Parliament House organised by the All-Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA), where a significant number of teachers showed up, responding…
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Babar Azam proposes a 20 per cent raise in cricketers’ salaries
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) met with officials, including captain Babar Azam and head coach Saqlain Mushtaq, to review the specifics of the new central contracts. As the players’ current central contracts will be expiring on June 30, discussions on new central contracts have begun at PCB Headquarters. According to sources, Babar Azam and Saqlain…
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After PM’s Khan’s appeal for increase in workers’ salaries, ARY announces pay raise
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on January 24, while answering callers’ questions, during the telecast of the fifth ‘Aap Ka Wazir Azam Aap Ke Sath’, a town-hall-style broadcast where the premier takes questions from the public, said that the corporate sector has made a profit of Rs980 billion. “I would call them and ask them…
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Labourer shot dead by employer when asking for salary in Gujranwala
On Tuesday, a labourer was allegedly shot dead by his employer when he asked for the salary in the Ghakhar Mandi area of Gujranwala. The accused shot at his employee and wounded him. He was taken to a hospital but later pronounced dead. The victim’s father filed the first information report (FIR) against the assailant…
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Ex-CJ GB Rana Shamim’s salary shocks Twitter, didn’t even show up for the job
Former Chief Judge of Gilgit Baltistan is yet again making headlines as the most expensive vice-chancellor of a university. The Sindh government appointed the Islamabad-based Rana Shamim, reports Samaa News, and got him at a shocking salary. After his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University (SZABU) when it came to fixing…