PM approves increase in salaries, pensions of employees: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD, Jun 09 (APP):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had approved an increase in the salaries and pensions of the government employees on the advice of the cabinet, realizing the financial difficulties of salaried class, daily-wage earners and pensioners.

The minister, in a tweet, said the salaries of employees from grades 1 to 16 were increased by 35 percent, and from grades 17 to 22 by 30 percent, while the pensions were raised by17.5 percent.

She said the minimum wage had also been increased from Rs 25,000 to Rs 32,000.