EOBI pensioners.

Byline: Syed Aslam Haider - Karachi

THESE lines are meant to highlight the plight of EOBI pensioners who are leading a miserable existence because of the paltry amount paid every month in the name of pension.

Scores of letters have appeared in these columns highlighting the issue, but the pension paid by Employees Old Age Benefits Institution has not been revived.

In 2018, the then interim government had raised EOBI pension to Rs10,000 per month. Pension of Rs 15,000 per month was to be paid to pensioners...