Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Sunday commended another company for announcing an increment in salaries of employees in response to his call.

In a tweet, PM Khan appreciated Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd for responding to his call of salary increment to offset inflation. He wrote, “I appreciate GO petroleum for responding to my call & agreeing to give a 50% salary increase to their employees.”

I appreciate GO petroleum for responding to my call & agreeing to give a 50% salary increase to their employees. I am urging other companies to follow this example.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 30, 2022

The premier also urged other companies to follow this example.

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In a message on Twitter, the premier had appreciated Serene Air Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Air Vice Marshal (R) Muhammad Safdar Khan for responding to his call and announcing a pay rise of 44 per cent for low-paid workers and 15-25 per cent for other employees.

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Earlier, Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry had also urged the media houses to increase workers’ salaries to help them deal with the effects of inflation.