Telephone Industries Of Pakistan (TIP) Employees' Salaries Paid On May 17: NA Informed

Sumaira FH Published May 25, 2018 | 02:37 PM

Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Anusha Rahman Friday informed the National Assembly that salaries to the employees of the Telephone Industries of Pakistan (TIP) had already been paid on May 17.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th May, 2018 ) :Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Anusha Rahman Friday informed the National Assembly that salaries to the employees of the Telephone Industries of Pakistan (TIP) had already been paid on May 17.

Responding to a Calling Attention Notice in the House, raised by Sheikh Salah ud Din and others regarding non-payment of salaries to the employees of TIP, she said the salaries were delayed for two weeks due to non-appointment of secretary TIP.

The minister said the TIP board had approved the salary increase for the year 2015-16 which was still pending in the Finance Division for further action.

She said when the present government came into power, corrupt practices were rampant in the TIP, adding that the PML-N government cleansed the organization of black-sheep and brought reforms to improve its efficiency.

She said the TIP employees had filed almost 86 cases against the government, which was unfortunate.�� The minister said the TIP was not privatized while privatizing Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited, and now it was working as an attached department the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication.