• Civil administration costs jump 13pc to Rs161.2bn in July-Sept
• Pension bill soars 125pc over five years; subsidy payments rise six times to Rs120bn
• Surge persists despite ‘aggressive rightsizing’, which cuts over 200,000 jobs
ISLAMABAD: The government’s expenditure on civil administration and pension payouts has continually climbed over the last five years, with the first quarter of the current fiscal year seeing a double-digit increase despite a strict official austerity policy and an aggressive downsizing exercise.
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