Government Employees Receive Major Salary Relief
The federal cabinet has approved an 85 percent increase in the rental allowance ceiling for government employees from BS-1 to BS-22 in major cities, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta. This move, intended to offset surging housing costs, amounts to what many are calling a “big salary boost” for federal staff. Background: Rising…