Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a major relief for federal government employees ahead of Eid ul-Fitr: On the special directives of the Prime Minister, it has been decided that salaries of federal government employees will be paid before the Eid ul-Fitr holidays.

According to Radio Pakistan, federal government departments have received the Prime Minister's instructions and have initiated necessary arrangements to ensure the payment of salaries before Eid.