Islamabad-based journalist Mehtab Haider has claimed that government of Pakistan has run out of funds to pay salaries to civil servants, due to which payments have been stopped.
Journalist Mehtab Haider The government of Pakistan has stopped the payment of salaries to government employees due to lack of funds.
The journalist claimed that the Ministry of Finance has issued instructions to the Accountant General Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) to stop the salaries of the government employees immediately.
Mehtab Haider his report I have said that AGPR has also been ordered to stop payment of bills of federal ministries, divisions and affiliated departments until further orders.
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According to the report, senior government officials in a conversation with the English newspaper The News said that there are problems in operational expenses in the issue.
Government officials said that the country is suffering from a severe financial crisis. According to the journalist, the Ministry of Finance officials have refrained from giving any position in this regard.
Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar dismissed the news as false, however, he has not confirmed the instructions given to Accountant General Pakistan Revenue.
Islamabad-based journalist Mehtab Haider has claimed in his report that the salaries and pensions of the defense organization for the next month have already been released.