PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to give 15% disparity reduction allowance to all government employees from March 1.

In a video message on Wednesday, minister for finance Taimoor Saleem Jhagra said Chief Minister Mahmood Khan had approved in principle to follow the federal government in a disparity reduction allowance of 15%, from March 1.

Mr Jhagra said he had held a meeting with the provincial finance secretary and that all paperwork would be completed soon. He said the chief minister would make a formal announcement and relevant notifications would be followed in this regard.

Published in Dawn, March 3rd, 2022

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