New PM Announces Increments in Salaries and Pensions

The newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his first order of business has announced to raise the minimum wage to Rs. 25,000. This was announced by the newly elected Prime Minister in his inaugural speech. Along with this, those who are paid until Rs. 100,000, their pay is being raised by 10 percent, both of which are to be implemented from April 1, 2022. Miftah Ismail tweeted, “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces that minimum wage to be raised to Rs 25,000 per month effective April 1. This will allow workers to face PTI’s daunting inflation. New PM also requests that employers give a 10% increase to all people making less than Rs 100,000/ month”. The new premier also announced a 10 percent increase in civil and military pensions effective April 1, 2022.