These decisions were taken during a meeting of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) cabinet which met in the provincial capital on Friday. Addressing the post-cabinet briefing, K-P Information Minister Shaukat Ali Yousafzai stated that government will now amend the Government Services Act 1973 to raise the retirement age. He explained that in 1950, the retirement age was 50 years. Yousafzai added that their decision to increase the retirement age in the province has been taken in light of international retirement age limits. Under K-P Special Initia­tives, the provincial cabinet transferred unused funds worth Rs2 billion to the tourism ministry.

Source: The Express Tribune June 15, 2019 05:37 UTC