Govt announces 15% raise in ASF salaries: Rashid

Interior minister says PM Imran has approved increase; increment to come into effect from March 1

ISLAMABAD:

Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Friday that the government had decided to raise the salaries of the Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel by 15%, in line with other civil armed forces.

“Prime Minister Imran Khan has given his approval in this regard,” the minister said in a statement, adding, “the ASF employees will get the increase in their salary with effect from March 1”.

The minister stated that the federal government, had previously announced a 15% disparity allowance for grade 1-19 federal employees. However, ASF was not entitled to claim the ad hoc allowance.

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On February 9, the federal government acceded to increasing salary packages to marginally reduce the disparity between the civil and military salaries as the government had given a similar 15% pay raise to all the ranks of the armed forces in July last year over and above their special package.

On February 8, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced increasing salaries of the paramilitary forces by 15%.

Paying rich tributes to the martyrs of terrorist attacks on security camps in Naushki and Panjgur districts as well as the troops who repulsed the attempts, the premier said that the “entire nation is standing with them” and that their sacrifices and bravery would not go in vain.