ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to pay salary of current month to the employees of public sector departments before Eid-ul-Fitr.

A decision to this effect was taken during a consultation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar here in Islamabad on Wednesday.

It was also decided that the monthly pension will also be given before Eid-ul-Fitr. The Finance Minister directed the Secretary Finance to make arrangements forthwith in this regard.