Islamabad:
The teaching community in the Federal Capital has welcomed the Permanent Committee of the Senate on finance and the approval of the income of the Income Tax Law (Second Amendment) 2025, whose objective is to restore the critical fiscal decline for salaried persons, especially teachers and investigators.
The Senate panel, chaired by Senator Salem Mandviwalo, supported the bill, focusing particularly on reversing recent tax burdens that had led to significant salary deductions for teachers.
This development follows the previous decision of the Federal Cabinet, dated March 26, 2025 to restore 25% tax reimbursement for full -time teachers and researchers.
The reimbursement had been abruptly suspended four months before, causing generalized criticisms of the education sector. Reacting to the approval of the Committee, FAZAL-E-MAULA, president of the teachers of the Joint Education Action Committee, praised the movement as a “positive step”, but noted that more comprehensive measures were needed. “While the restoration of the 25%tax reimbursement is appreciated, it is only a small relief. The government must go one step further and introduce an educational allocation,” he said. He also advocated aligning teachers’ salaries with those of other government employees in equivalent degrees.
Professor Danish Yaseen, Joint Secretary of the Association of Colleic Teachers of the Federal Government (FGCTA), echoed similar feelings. “After the restoration of the 25%reimbursement, teachers are now where they were previously. But the government should consider more incentives, as is done in other countries. Teachers should not be loaded with financial concerns, only that they can foster a peaceful and focused class environment.”
