Basic pay scale in Pakistan

2011

Basic Pay Scales (BPS)/Salaries of Government Servants(Civil servants) in Pakistan

Though there are also some other Pay Scale Systems in prevalent in Pakistan besides basic Pay Scale Structure (BPS) but BPS is widely used pay scale system in Pakistan. Most of the Government ministries/Departments and Organizations follow BPS System. Special pay scale or SPS and army scales are examples of other pay systems in Pakistan while private organizations/companies are free to make their own pay structures while Government fixes a minimum salary of any private/corporate employees.

BPS scales are regularly revised after every few years, normally after four years. Previously these were revised in 2008 and now after three years these are again revised in 2011 keeping in view the inflation rate in Pakistan.

 BPS pay structure table is as follows.

BPS 2011 of the govt Servants of Pakistan

BPS	Minimum Pay	Annual Increment	Maximum Pay	Stages
BPS-1	4800/-	150	9300	30
BPS-2	4900/-	170	10000	30
BPS-3	5050/-	200	11050	30
BPS-4	5200/-	230	12100	30
BPS-5	5400/-	260	13200	30
BPS-6	5600/-	290	14300	30
BPS-7	5800/-	320	15400	30
BPS-8	6000/-	350	16500	30
BPS-9	6200/-	380	17600	30
BPS-10	6400/-	420	19000	30
BPS-11	6600/-	460	20400	30
BPS-12	7000/-	500	22000	30
BPS-13	7500/-	550	24000	30
BPS-14	8000/-	610	26300	30
BPS-15	8500/-	700	29500	30
BPS-16	10000/-	800	34000	30
BPS-17	16000/-	1200	40000	20
BPS18	20000/-	1500	50000	20
BPS-19	31000/-	1600	63000	20
BPS-20	36000/-	2350	68900	14
BPS-21	40000/-	2600	76400	14
BPS-22	43000/-	3050	85700	14

Above noted figures are in Pak Rupees.

Civil servants are also entitled various other allowances (as per their ministry/department/organization rules and their service terms) along with basic pay, as a part of  Gross Pay. These allowances may include Ad hoc Relief Allowance, Medical Allowance, Special Pay, Conveyance Allowance , house rent and many other miscellaneous allowances, which are applicable .

Governments also pays pensions to their retired employees at the age of 60 or 25 years service usually.

Federal Government and provincial governments have their separate pay systems but almost similar.

Percentage of women in Pakistan

Male female ratio or percentage of women as compared to men in Pakistan is 51:49 .
It means that women are 51% of the total population of the country while men are 49%.
It is but marginally difficult for women to find suitable mate here while in so many countries this ratio is very much disturbed due to many factors including wars and men are far less than women.

Human development index of Pakistan

 Human Development Index(HDI) is included in a United Nations Development Programme. Human Development Report is compiled on the basis of estimates for any single year. It includes 185 member countries of the UNO (out of 193 in total), along with Hong Kong separately from PRC, and Palestine. Other eight UN member states are not included due to lack of data/statistics. The average HDI of different regions of the World and groups of countries are also included for comparison.

This Index  is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy rate, education and standards of living  worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring prosperity, especially child welfare. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, a developing or an under-developed , and also to measure the impact of economic policies of thier governments on quality of life. The index was developed in 1990 by Pakistani economist Dr. Mahbub ul Haq^[2] and Indian economist Amartya Sen.

Pakistan ranks 145th on this index that means the standard of living and quality of life is very very low here.

Richest people of Pakistan

1 - Mian Muhammad Mansha  $2.5billion Industry: Businessman
Owner of majority shareholder of Nishat group(MCB, DG cement, Nishat Mills, Adamjee Insurance, Nishat Power etc) 

2 - Asif Ali Zardari   Current president of Pakistan
$1.8billion, Industry: Politics

3 - Sir Anwar Pervaiz UK
$1.5billion, Industry: Businessman

4- Nawaz Sharif & Shahbaz Sharif family Saudi Arabia/Pakistan
$1.4billion, Industry: Politics/Businessman
Owners of Ittefaq Group of Companies 

5 - Saddaruddin Hashwani
$1.1billion, Industry: Businessman

6 - Nasir Schon & family U.A.E/Pakistan
$1billion, Industry: Businessman

7 - Abdul Razzaq Yakoub & family U.A.E
$1billion, Industry: Businessman

8 - Rafiq Habib & Rasheed Habib Pakistan
$900, Industry: Businessman

9 - Tariq Saigol & Nasim Saigol Pakistan
Ranking: 8, Worth: £425m ($850), Industry: Businessman

10 - Dewan Yousaf Farooqui Pakistan
$800, Industry: Businessman

Shah Mehmood Qureshi joins PTI

Shah Mehmood Qureshi who was holding portfolio of foreign ministry in current PPP-led government had differences with the party leadership over immunity of Raymond Davis which  he did not want to grant him thus resigned from the ministry. He has now joined PTI which will definitely give a great strength to PTI. Both Imran Khan and he addressed a big gathering at Ghotaki today and announced their agenda for change.

i-ELOOP , intelligent energy loop

 Mazda Motor Corp. Japan has said on this Friday it has developed a way to improve the fuel economy(saving) of passenger cars by as much as 10% by using capacitors instead of batteries to capture energy(kinetic) lost during braking, which it said is a world first to use this technology in the world.

It will introduce the system, which it calls "intelligent energy loop" or "i-ELOOP", in its vehicles starting next year, 2012.

Mazda is working to boost the efficiency of gasoline(petrol) and diesel engine vehicles without the use of expensive hybrid systems that require electric motors and a separate battery to store energy  which is expensive as well.

The new braking system would boost mileage by above 5%  under Japan's official standards, but double that in real-world driving with frequent braking, frequent braking is more prevalent in developing countries, when air-conditioning and other electronic devices such as audio systems are used, a spokesman of the company said.

The automaker said its capacitor can be fully charged just in seconds by capturing kinetic energy released during braking, while it can also discharge electricity faster than existing batteries. Capacitors are also more resistant to deterioration through their prolonged use, it further added.

It is hoped that this technology will give Mazda an edge over other automakers and will boost its sales a lot.