{"id":20543,"date":"2026-03-09T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/09\/federal-cabinet-to-skip-two-months-pay-as-govt-approves-national-austerity-measures\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:45:00","slug":"federal-cabinet-to-skip-two-months-pay-as-govt-approves-national-austerity-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2026\/03\/09\/federal-cabinet-to-skip-two-months-pay-as-govt-approves-national-austerity-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal cabinet to skip two months\u2019 pay as govt approves national austerity measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD &#8211; In line with the austerity measures, the federal cabinet has decided not to pay two months&#8217; salaries.<\/p>\n<p>A meeting chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was held to approve the country&#8217;s austerity policy.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was attended by Chief Ministers of all four states and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Azad through video link.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb briefed participants on austerity measures. We were briefed on the need to conserve petroleum products in light of the global situation and on government-level austerity measures.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting also discussed proposals to provide relief to deserving poor citizens. Shehbaz Sharif ordered a national austerity policy to be drawn up in consultation with local governments.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post Federal Cabinet will skip two months of salaries as government approves national austerity measures first appeared on Daily Pakistan English News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD &#8211; In line with the austerity measures, the federal cabinet has decided not to pay two months&#8217; salaries. A meeting chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was held to approve the country&#8217;s austerity policy. 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