Employees of 58 federal entities draw higher salaries
July 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD: In a serious distortion of the basic pay scale scheme, government servants belonging to 58 entities draw extra allowances and, in some cases, their salaries are two to three times higher than those of ordinary government servants.
Interestingly these entities include authorities like the President’s Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, the National Assembly, Senate Secretariat and all the superior courts which according to their mandate are supposed to ensure fair play, equality and merit.
In a recent notification issued by the Finance Ministry for the grant of a Disparity Reduction Allowance at the rate of 25 percent of the basic pay scales to civil employees in BS-20-22 of the federal government, the ministry listed the names of those 58 entities whose employees are already drawing extra allowances.
Employees of 58 selected federal entities draw higher salaries
July 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD: In a serious distortion of the basic pay scale scheme, government servants belonging to 58 entities draw extra allowances and, in some cases, their salaries are two to three times higher than those of ordinary government servants.
Interestingly these entities include authorities like the President’s Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, the National Assembly, Senate Secretariat and all the superior courts which according to their mandate are supposed to ensure fair play, equality and merit.
In a recent notification issued by the Finance Ministry for the grant of a Disparity Reduction Allowance at the rate of 25 percent of the basic pay scales to civil employees in BS-20-22 of the federal government, the ministry listed the names of those 58 entities whose employees are already drawing extra allowances.
The federal government issued a grant of 25 percent Disparity Reduction Allowance for Grade 1-19 civil employees on Wednesday, which has been effective
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OVER the last few days, I have received text messages, both in English and Urdu, from the Federal Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, warning about the dangers of combustible smoking, requesting to give it up, and also informing that smoking at public places is a punishable offence under the law.
Apparently, it seems a positive initiative. However, if this is an effort to control tobacco use in Pakistan, regretfully it can only be termed half-hearted.
In Pakistan, only less than three per cent smokers successfully give up smoking every year. This is mainly because smoking cessation services in Pakistan are extremely limited in their scope and availability. There is one smoking cessation clinic working at the National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicines. But smoking is not limited to the capital of the country, which has more than 25 million tobacco users.