Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has approved a 7% increase in the net pension of all eligible provincial government pensioners, according to an official notification.
The notification states that the increase will be calculated on the basis of the net pension being drawn as of June 30, 2026, and will come into effect from July 1, 2026. Government employees retiring on or after that date will also be entitled to the revised pension under the applicable rules.
According to the notification, the 7% increase will also apply to family pension and compassionate allowance cases. However, it will not be applicable to any Special Additional Pension.
The provincial government further stated that eligible pensioners residing abroad will also receive the benefit, subject to the prescribed terms and conditions.
Punjab Restores Lifetime Family Pension
In a separate development, the Punjab government has reinstated lifetime family pension benefits for the widows and unmarried daughters of deceased government employees, reversing an earlier policy that limited the payments to 10 years.
The decision was approved during a Punjab Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
Under the previous policy, widows and unmarried daughters were eligible to receive a family pension for a maximum period of 10 years following the death of a government employee. Under the revised rules, eligible beneficiaries will now continue to receive the pension for life.
The amended regulations clarify that a widow's pension will cease if she remarries. The notification also states that if a deceased government employee leaves behind more than one widow, the total pension amount will be distributed equally among them.
