Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the Federal Cabinet Wednesday, approving an increase in EOBI pensions among other decisions.
According to sources, the meeting raised the pensions of EOBI pensioners from Rs 6,500 to Rs 8,500.
The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis had given the proposal of Rs 2,000 increase. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari gave a briefing on the pension raise during the meeting. The EOBI Board had on February 21, 2020, approved the upward revision of Rs 2,000 in the pensions and it was to take effect from January 1, 2020.
