The cabinet approves an increase of 15% of Eobi pensions

• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is a federal meeting of the Council of Ministers.
• The increase in retirement will be effective as of January 1.
• 5 years of introduction administered for life jackets.
  

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Council of Ministers approved a 15% increase in pensions on Wednesday in the pensions provided by the Old Employees’ Foundation (EOBI), which is in force on January 1, 2025.

The decision of the Council of Ministers was based on the establishment of the Ministry of Pakistani Ministers and Human Resources Development. This increase will be funded by the resources of the Foundation.

The meeting of the Federal Council was held here under the chair of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The prime minister called on the establishment of a Council of Ministers for the introduction of institutional reforms to Eobi.

The Commission will also discuss the proposals for expanding the age benefits of the informal workforce, including domestic workers, agricultural workers and other marginalized employment categories previously overlooked.

These reforms are intended to ensure that employees in these neglected areas receive their rights.

Introductory exceptions

The Council of Ministers also approved the commencement of the necessary legal procedures on the draft draft of the Sea Maritime Documents in 2025, following the establishment of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs.

According to the establishment of the Ministry of National Health Services, the Council of Ministers approved a five -year expansion of the exemption on the introduction of anti -cancer, heart and proper drugs used in hospitals and related healthcare institutions.

These drugs are considered vital to the saving of human lives and the exemption aims to ensure their immediate availability.

These medicines will only be available in hospitals and authorized institutions, with an open market ban on sales. The introduction of these drugs will require prior approval by the competent authorization authority.

The Federal Council also approved the decisions taken at meetings of the Council of Ministers on legislative cases held on July 2, 2025 and July 3, 2025.

Praised Muharram’s settings

Earlier, addressing the cabinet, the prime minister praised the efforts of all provincial governments, federal administration, as well as authorities at AZAD Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) for the best possible deal during Muharram.

He also expressed gratitude to the law enforcement services and to all interested parties for maintaining law and order during religious representations.

The prime minister also talked about the preparedness of the disasters in the midst of the ongoing monsoon era. He said he had chaired a high -level meeting with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the District Disaster Management Authorities (PDMA) to ensure the best arrangements. He returned NDMA’s efforts to take arrangements to deal with heavy rains in various parts of the country.

He expressed the sadness over the loss of lives due to heavy rainfall in various parts of the country, namely the tragic incident on the Swat.

He said it was an unfortunate incident and emphasized the need to learn lessons from it and to implement measures to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

Satisfaction with the economy

On the financial front, Prime Minister Shehbaz welcomed the recent positive trends in macroeconomic indicators. He reiterated his government’s focus on performance and services, announcing that the performance of ministries would be evaluated every two months.

“This message I want to make strong and clear – it only concerns tradition and service to the nation,” the prime minister said.

He added that the well -worked ministries would be recognized and appreciated, while those who are left will be responsible and asked to explain.

During the meeting, he also praised the Federal Minister of Planning Ahsan IQBal for the effective use of his ministry’s development capital, noting that development expenditure had reached RS1 trillions under the PSDP development program (PSDP).