ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanisand Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari said thegovernment has increased the pension from Rs.5250 to Rs. 6,500 and alsotrying to increase this amount by Rs. 15,000.
Addressing at a ceremony in connection with first annual pension day, hesaid that present government has paid Rs.33 billions to labor with regardsto pensions.“It is not possible to deny the importance of social protection for theelderly, disabled employees and widows of Pakistan” he added.
Zulfi Bukhari said that more than 20 billion rupees have been collectedfrom employers across the country he also thanked to the industrialists whoprotect labor rights.
He said the government has increased the basic pension by 23% adding thatall private institutions are requested to contribute according to minimumwage formula and people are working in private organizations shouldregister with the EOBI so that they can get pensions.
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He said that 124000 companies across the country contributing to theworkers’ pension.
