Pension policy
Punjab Ordered to Restore Family Pensions for Eligible Daughters
The Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared unconstitutional the decision of the Punjab government to discontinue family pensions for widowed, divorced…
New Pakistan Post Pension Rules: What Every Pensioner Needs to Do Now
Pakistan Post has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for pension disbursement, requiring pensioners to complete digital proof of life verification through NADRA every…
Sindh Employees to Receive Gratuity and GP Fund on Retirement Day
The Sindh government has decided to digitize the retirement records of government employees in all departments, and employees will receive their gratuity and General Provident…
Pension Savers Get a Cheaper Way Into the Stock Market From January 2027
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced a Passive Equity Sub-Fund under the Voluntary Pension Scheme (VPS), giving pension savers a low-cost…
LHC Rejects Pension Protection Claim in Child Maintenance Case
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a father’s pension can be attached to pay maintenance to his minor children, dismissing a petition filed…
Federal Govt Plans $500 Million ADB Loan to Support Pension Reforms
The federal government has prepared a plan to borrow a further $500 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support pension reforms. The loan…
Punjab Ends Pay Scales and Pensions for New Union Council Hires
The Punjab government has approved the Union Council Employees Service Rules 2026, under which all new hires for union council secretary and naib qasid posts…
Pensioners Must Verify Every 6 Months or Lose Payments, Finance Ministry Warns
The Ministry of Finance has overhauled pension disbursement procedures nationwide, scrapping the decades-old paper verification system in favour of mandatory digital authentication through NADRA. A…
Federal Government Raises Pensions by 7%
The federal government has announced a 7 percent increase in pensions for all federal government pensioners. The revised pension will take effect from July 1,…
Punjab Restores Lifetime Pension for Widows and Unmarried Daughters
The Punjab government has restored lifetime pension benefits for widows and unmarried daughters of deceased government employees, reversing a previous policy that had capped the…
Sindh Govt Employees to Receive Advance Salary and Pension
The provincial government of Sindh has decided to disburse salaries, pensions, and other financial dues to its employees before their usual payment dates. Under the…
No More Bank Visits for Pensioners as Govt Starts Digital Identity Checks
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced a new digital facial recognition system that allows Pakistani pensioners to complete their regular identity verification from home rather than…
Balochistan Adopts New Pension System in Major Policy Shift
In a significant policy shift, the Balochistan government has moved to a contributory pension system, marking another step in Pakistan’s ongoing pension reforms. The Securities…
