The interim government has formed a new Pay Commission to recommend a revised salary structure for government officials and employees.
Former Finance Secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan has been appointed as the head of the commission, which has been tasked with submitting its report within six months.
The decision to form the commission was made during a meeting of the Advisory Council of the interim government held on Thursday.
The meeting was chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, according to a statement from the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing.
Currently, around 1.5 million government employees receive salaries and allowances under the 2015 pay scale.
The formation of the new commission comes against the backdrop of prolonged high inflation in the country, which has persisted for more than two years, eroding the real income of citizens.
The government hopes that the new commission will address this issue by recommending a revised and fair pay structure.
