- Currently, no plan to increase wages, pensions, explains the minister.
- Said no review plan for remuneration scales, allowances.
- Hiring, limit housing allowance during examination, he says.
The Minister of Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb, said on Monday that no proposal was being studied to increase the wages and pensions of federal government employees in the upcoming budget.
In a written response submitted to the National Assembly, the Minister of Finance said: “It is also not planned to revise the allowances or the payrolls of employees.”
However, he noted that the government examined the ceiling and the limits of hiring and housing allowances. However, he noted that the government examines the ceiling and the limits for hiring and housing allowances.
Aurangzeb made these remarks while answering a question from MNA Malik Mohammad Aamir Dogar.
In addition, the Ministry of Commerce has presented details on the trade deficit in the past five years in the National Assembly. According to official documents, Pakistan recorded a commercial deficit of $ 154 billion between 2019 and 2024.
During this period, the country’s exports amounted to $ 136 billion, while imports amounted to $ 291 billion. The document has attributed the increase in imports mainly to economic growth.
The annual trade deficit figures show that Pakistan’s deficit amounted to $ 23.16 billion during the fiscal year 2020, going to $ 31.08 billion in 2021 and reaching a peak at $ 48.35 billion in 2022.
The deficit then fell to $ 27.47 billion in 2023 and 24.11 billion dollars in 2024.
In addition, the 2025 exercise experienced a 60% increase in imports of solar panels, transformers and power transmission equipment. Total energy transmission equipment imports have reached $ 319 million.
Meanwhile, imports of industrial machines increased by 20%, 40%textile machines and 58%automotive parts.
Development has occurred a month after a large number of government functions across the country organized a protest demonstration outside the Parliament which requires an increase in wages, protection of pensions and the end of the privatization of government institutions.
The demonstrators, under the banner of the Great Alliance of Government Employees (ACAGA), urged the government to take immediate measures to resolve their financial difficulties in the midst of Sky inflation.
Last year, the government announced a 25% increase in government employees in the 2024-25 financial year.
He also announced to increase the minimum wg of RS32,000 to 36,000 rupees per month.