ISLAMABAD – The federal government is expected to increase the salaries of the government employees by 10 percent in upcoming Budget 2025-26.
Reports said the authorities are holding talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide relief to salaried class individuals.
The federal government is likely to present the budget for next fiscal year 2025-26 on June 10 when it will officially announce the proposed hike in salaries of the employees.
A day earlier, the federal government’s special committee assured employees of implementing their demands, including pension reforms and salary increases, in upcoming budget for fiscal year 2025-26.
It further stated that Rana Sanaullah will chaired a meeting next week to take a decision on leave encashment.
Reports said an important meeting of the special committee headed by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Chief Whip of PML-N, Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, was held a day earlier in Islamabad. Officials from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Law and Justice, and the Establishment Division attended, along with Rahman Bajwa, Chief Coordinator of the All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA), and other officials of the alliance.
The meeting reviewed the implementation of the written agreement between the government and its employees regarding their demands.
After the meeting, Rahman Bajwa told media that Dr. Tariq Fazal assured that the government would implement the promises made to the employees. All legitimate demands of traders, including the Prime Minister’s relief package and leave encashment, will be fulfilled.
Bajwa further stated that officials from the Ministry of Finance assured that the government will honor the written agreement made with employees.
He said that on budget day, millions of employees from across the country will arrive in Islamabad to monitor the agreement’s implementation. If the agreement is implemented, Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Rana Sanaullah will be honored at the gathering, and their names will be written in golden letters. However, if it is not implemented, these individuals will also join the sit-in with the employees.
Responding to another question, he stated that it was agreed in the meeting that both the government and representatives of the employees’ union will prepare their respective working papers to present in the next committee meeting.
