Senate body asks PTET to resolve pensioners’ payment issue soon

ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP):Senate sub-committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication Monday directed Pakistan Telecommunication Employees Trust (PTET) to immediately grant the pension to the pensioners who haven’t received increased amount of pension as announced by the government from time to time.

Sub-Committee, Chaired by Senator Rubina Khalid, met here on the issue of increased pension payment of the retired employee of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) payable by the Pakistan Telecommunication Employees Trust (PTET).

Senator Engineer Rukhsana Zubari briefed the committee that PTET has been looking after the PTCL instead of its own employees. “PTET decided the pension obligation rules themselves and was not granting pension amounts to its rightful retired employees”, she added.

She apprised the house that PTET has sublet the Ufone tower to Ufone while the money generated from this tower belonged to pensioners of PTCL. “When asked about the agreement between Ufone and Trust, the officials did not provide any documents regarding this issue”, she added.

Member committee, Senator Rehman Malik said that the details of agreement between PTET and Ufone must be public.