Karachi’s Town Chairmen Earn PKR 50,000 Monthly, Reveals Munim Zafar KARACHI – Social activist Munim Zafar has shed light on the salaries and financial struggles of local government representatives in Karachi during a recent podcast with host Ayaz Samoo. Zafar revealed that the monthly salary of a town chairman in Karachi is around PKR 50,000, […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has officially announced a 10% Ad Hoc Relief Allowance for government employees from Basic Pay Scale (BPS) 1 to 22, effective July 1, 2025, according to a notification issued by the Treasury Department. The relief allowance is calculated as 10% of the basic pay and is part of the government’s broader […]
Government Approves Salary Increase and New Tax Rules for 2025–26 In the new budget for 2025–26, the federal government has announced a salary increase for government workers and a 10% raise in pensions. The Ministry of Finance has officially said this increase also applies to people working on contract jobs. Additionally, the government will now […]
Later, he will lay a copy of the Finance Bill, 2025, containing the Annual Budget Statement before the Senate. Budget 2025-26 summarizes certain relief measures for salaried individuals, including a 10% salary increase for government employees and a 5% to 7.5% increase in pensions for retired civil servants. Employees in Grades 1 to 16 are […]
According to the notification, the government employees who rejoin any institution after retirement can choose between receiving a salary or a pension, but not both simultaneously. According to the notification, which is in line with the reforms recommended by the Pay and Pension Commission, retired employees will have to opt for either pension or salary […]
In a written response to the National Assembly, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced that there is no proposal under consideration for salary or pension hike of government employees in the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 budget. No revision of pay scales or allowances is being considered, he said and added that the increase in hiring and […]
According to sources, the government is likely to approve a proposal to raise the salaries of MNAs by up to 200% from the current salary of around Rs. 1.68 lac per month. The proposed salary hike will be presented to the National Assembly and Senate for approval. The government has already consulted with all coalition […]
Deputy Speaker Malik Zaheer Channar will chair the assembly session that begins at 2:00 PM today. A bill suggesting an increase of Rs. four lacs in monthly salaries of legislators will be tabled in the house. An MPA currently getting Rs100,000 monthly remuneration will increase by five-fold with the addition of Rs400,000 from January 1st […]
Sources revealed that the decision had been taken after several complaints of ‘corruption’ in CAA. The investigation will also cover direct recruitments within the CAA, focusing on the Flight Standards and SQMS departments where merit was reportedly overlooked during the hiring process. Sources further disclosed that the recruitment of Aero-Medical Directors, Additional Directors, and various […]
