- CM convenes Punjab Cabinet for budget approval on June 13 before its presentation in Provincial Assembly
LAHORE: A day after the announcement of the federal budget for fiscal year 2025-26, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday approved a 10 percent raise in salaries and a seven percent raise in the pensions of the provincial government employees.
The decision comes in line with the federal government’s announcement in the budget for the next financial year, raising salaries of government employees by 10 percent and pensions by seven percent.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved a 10 percent raise in salaries and a seven percent raise in the pensions of the provincial government servants, which will be included in the provincial budget.
The Punjab Finance Department will place it before the provincial cabinet for its approval.
The chief minister has already convened the provincial cabinet’s meeting at 11:00 AM on June 13 to approve the budget ahead of its presentation in the provincial assembly.
CM Launches Pakistan’s First Virtual Blood Bank Centre
Meanwhile, on the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Pakistan’s first and exemplary Virtual Blood Bank Center has been established in Punjab. By calling Emergency Helpline 15, the patient can immediately get the required blood from the Virtual Blood Bank Center. After calling Emergency Helpline 15, pressing button 4 will immediately connect the call to the Virtual Blood Bank Center. The Safe City Officer deployed at the Virtual Blood Bank Center obtains required information about the patient’s location and blood group. The donors registered in the patient’s respective area are immediately contacted by the patient’s family through a conference call.
In the blood donation model, police officers in their respective police stations are also involved in the donation process. The procedure for registering blood donors in the Virtual Blood Bank of Punjab Safe City has been simplified. Blood donors can register on Helpline 15, the Safe City official website, or at the Police Khidmat counters established in government hospitals across Punjab. 2500 people contact the virtual blood bank daily to get blood. Arrangements will be made to meet the urgent need of 250 patients daily.
The number of blood donors registered in the virtual blood bank is more than 25,000. The donors of the virtual blood bank include 10,000 police personnel and 15,000 citizens. 24/7 service is being provided across Punjab, and more than 14,000 patients have benefited from this facility. The chief minister has appealed to the citizens, especially the youth, to join the noble cause of blood donation. She emphasized that every drop of blood is precious in times of emergency and dire need. Every single drop of blood can be a ray of hope for saving someone’s life in dire need. The Punjab province has entered into a new era of digitization; the quality of services will be elevated to new heights.
