The finance ministry on Monday clarified in a statement that no proposals to raise government salaries were under consideration after media reports claimed that government salaries and pensions would remain unchanged in the upcoming fiscal year.
According to the statement, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb submitted a written reply to a question asked by PTI MNA and Chief Whip Malik Amir Dogar during today’s session of the National Assembly, about the possibility of increased salaries, allowances and pensions in the next fiscal year.
“The finance minister did not make any such announcement or statements while addressing the floor of the National Assembly,” the statement read. “The news broadcast attributed to him in this regard is not based on reality.”
The statement added that in his written response, Aurangzeb did not mention any revisions to pay scales for government employees.