Pakistani doctors get big pay hike

August 25th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS  

Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Pakistani doctors will now take a fat pay home.

President Asif Ali Zardari has signed an order regarding salaries of post graduate trainee doctors and their pay has gone up from Rs.18,000 to Rs.50,000, Geo News reported.

A medical officer’s salary will be increased to Rs.60,000 per month and their annual increment will be Rs.6,000.

Under the new structure, non-practicing allowance for doctors working in federal government hospitals will be hiked from Rs.20,000 to Rs.80,000 per month.

A nurse’s monthly has been increased to Rs.40,000 a month.

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