ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Miftah Ismail has clarified that the new government decided not to increase the salaries of federal government employees as their pay was raised a couple of months ago.
Ismail was quick to address the criticism regarding “making a U-turn” on the announcement regarding an increase in salaries of the federal government employees by Prime Minister Shehbaz Shahbaz in his first speech in the National Assembly after being elected as the premier.
Taking to his Twitter handle, the PML-N leader said that since the federal government employees’ salaries were raised a couple of months ago “we are not raising them again”.
There is no U-turn. Since fed govt employees’ salaries were raised a couple of months ago, we are not raising them again. However their salary issues will be considered in the next budget. Meanwhile we raised pensions of retired govt employees. I hope this clarifies any confusion https://t.co/3V84EFufCm
— Miftah Ismail (@MiftahIsmail) April 13, 2022
It is worth mentioning that PM Shehbaz has announced several relief measures for the people as the PTI-led government had left the country’s economy in bad condition with the current account deficit and other economic indicators “worsening”.
