Pakistan, Nov. 13 -- The National Assembly Standing Committee on the Cabinet Secretariat took serious notice of the delay in decision-making on the recommendations of the actuarial study of the Federal Employees Benevolent and Group Insurance Fund (FEB&GIF) and directed that the matter be pursued on a priority basis to ensure early decisions. The Committee also directed that the matter be taken up with the Finance Division for a decision on the proposed contribution to the Fund on behalf of employees in Basic Pay Scales (BPS) 1 to 15, observing that the issue had already been delayed considerably.

The Committee emphasized the need for expeditious resolution of these matters to ensure that employees receive their due benefits without furt...