An RTI inquiry has revealed that pensioners, both civil and military, residing abroad are receiving their pensions in foreign currency. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) states that 164 pensioners living abroad receive pensions in currencies other than the rupee. This contradicts the ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked government for pension reforms of government employees.In preparation for the upcoming round of talks between Pakistan and the IMF at the end of October, the lender has expressed the need for pension reform implementation, according to sources within ...

PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez Khan has dismissed all concerns and news regarding the suspension of PIA as baseless. According to details, an official statement has been issued by the institution regarding PIA's financial situation. PIA spokesperson, addressing the news of suspension, stated ...

The caretaker government has initiated discussions on ending the pensions of retired government employees. The plan to terminate pensions was also considered by the previous government. The alarm bells have started ringing for retired government employees The potential discontinuation of pensions ...

ISLAMABAD - Special Assistant to the Prime Min­ister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis & Human Re­source Development Jawad Sohrab Malik on Friday announced an increase in Employees’ Old-Age Bene­fits Institution (EOBI) pen­sion amount by 17% from the previous Rs 8,500 to Rs. 10,000, ...

[image: Pakistan gets $132 million debt relief from US amid flood crisis] ISLAMABAD – The US has agreed to suspend loans worth $132 million under the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) framework for Pakistan as the South Asian country in dire need of financial assistance to pace ...

*ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday sought a response from the ECP in a case related to issuing a by-poll schedule on nine vacant seats of the National Assembly. * Last week, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) challenged the schedule of by-elections for the nine general seats of ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Japan signed debt suspension agreements amounting to $ 367 million under the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (Phase-I). Noor Ahmed, Secretary, Economic Affairs Division and Kuninori Matsuda, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan signed these agreements in Islamabad. ...

G20 countries agreed on a final extension of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative by six months till the end of December this year. According to the details, a statement issued by the G20 states said that many economies around the world are facing a third wave of coronavirus. Owing to this ...

Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has taken up the blocking of Pakistani users’ accounts, tweeting about the Right of Self Determination of the people of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) with the Twitter administration. PTA has received 369 complaints from users regarding ...