ISLAMABAD: In its bid to provide relief to the inflation-weary masses, the federal government has proposed a 6% hike in the salaries of government employees along with a 7% increase in the pension of retirees.
The proposal for the salary hike was unveiled by Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during his National Assembly budget speech for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 and, if approved, will be applicable to federal government employees from Grade 1 to 22.
Furthermore, the monthly allowance for differently abled employees was proposed to increase to Rs6,000 from the current Rs4,000 — reflecting an increase of Rs2,000.
Expressing his views on the assembly floor, during a session being chaired by NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, the finance minister said the federal budget was being presented at an “extremely important and historic moment”.
The minister highlighted that economic stability has been achieved through structural reforms, noting, “several measures have been implemented to improve the economy.” The finance minister credited recent policy actions for bringing “economic stabilisation through reform measures”.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
