ISLAMABAD: On directions of President Asif Ali Zardari, the Federal Government has issued the notification of 100 percent increment in allowances of soldiers participating in Operation “Rah-e-Rast”, from July 1.
Sources of Finance Ministry told Online that the Finance Branch of GHQ has also been informed through the Defence Ministry that soldiers and officers performing their operational duties alongside with Western border and in Malakand Division would get their July salaries with incentives.
Sources said that over 30,000 soldiers are participating in Operation Rah-e-Rast and Rah-e-Nijat while more than 1,17,000 have been deployed on the Western border, however, initially, troops participating directly in the fighting would get additional allowance.
According to sources, 15 to 20 percent increment in salaries have been announced in the budget to troops participating in the operation and salaries for other troops to be increased according to recommendations in the report of Pay and Pension Committee and entire Army to get salaries with 100 percent allowance from January 2010.
Sources of Defence Ministry confirmed of receiving the notification from the Finance Ministry and GHQ has also been informed and the implementation is underway.—Agencies