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Business Recorder
16-07-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Ad hoc relief: Ministries/Divisions yet to submit list of ‘beneficiaries'
ISLAMABAD: A number of ministries/Divisions have yet to provide list of autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies and corporations, etc under their administrative control, along with details of their pay structure and whether they have sought concurrence of Finance Division for grant of ad hoc and other allowances. This was revealed in official document of the Finance Division. The division notified grant of ad hoc relief allowance-2025 to the executive/supervisory staff of autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies, corporations etc. Federal govt employees: MoF notifies 10pc ad hoc relief, 30pc DRA The notification stated that consequent upon grant of Adhoc Relief Allowance-2025 @ 10 percent of running basic pay to the civil servants w.e.f. 01-07-2025 vide Finance Division's OM No F.1(1)Imp/2025 dated 04-07-2025 , it has, inter-alia, been decided that the grant of adhoc relief allowance-2025 subject to existing conditions will also be applicable to the employees of autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies and corporations, which have adopted the federal government's basic pay scales scheme in totality. The above orders will, however, not be applicable to those public sector corporations and autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies which have adopted different pay scales/allowances. In case of such organisations, the grant of Ad hoc Relief Allowance-2025 @ 10 per cent of basic pay subject to existing conditions will be allowed with the concurrence of Standing Committee of Finance Division on the recommendations of the respective Board of Directors/Governors. The grant of Ad hoc Relief Allowance 2025 will invariably be tagged with the financial position of the organisation. It is also clarified that Autonomous/Semi-Autonomous Bodies and Corporations, etc will forward the cases of executive/supervisory staff (only) with the recommendations of their respective boards for concurrence of Finance Division to the grant of Ad hoc relief Allowance-2025 @ 10 per cent of basic pay subject to existing conditions w.e.f. 01-07-2025 and subsequently, on the same analogy, this benefit will be allowed to the non–executive/nonsupervisory staff of the autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies and corporations with the approval of their board of director/governors. Furthermore, it is pertinent to point out that paragraph (h) of sub-rule (1) of rule 12 of the Rules of Business, 1973, provides that no division shall without previous consultation with the Finance Division, authorise the issue of any orders which will involve a change in the terms and conditions of service of government servants, on their statutory rights and privileges, which have financial implications. In addition to above, the Supreme Court of Pakistan in its judgment in Civil Appeals No1428 to 1436 of 2016 concluded that 'The Rules of Business, 1973 are binding on the Government and a failure to follow them would lead to an order lacking any legal validity.' In view of this position, it is binding upon all the administrative ministries/divisions of semi-autonomous, autonomous bodies/corporations to ensure that any changes in the pay, allowances and privileges of executive/supervisory staff of the semiautonomous, autonomous bodies/corporations working under their administrative control, are processed in accordance with the Finance Division's OM NoF.1(1)Imp/94, dated 26-6-1999. In the last financial year, all ministries/divisions were requested to provide a list of autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies and corporations, etc under their administrative control, along with details of their pay structure and whether they have sought concurrence of Finance Division for grant of ad hoc and other allowances, and their pay scales on the given format but the requisite information is still awaited from a number of ministries/divisions. In case the approval has not been sought, the case should be initiated and forwarded for consideration of the Standing Committee of Finance Division, and final approval by the secretary Finance Division. All ministries/divisions were requested to comply with these instructions and submit a report by 30-07-2025, and convey these instructions to autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies and corporations under their administrative control for taking further necessary action within the current fiscal year 2025-26. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Business Recorder
05-07-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Federal govt employees: MoF notifies 10pc ad hoc relief, 30pc DRA
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance on Friday notified grant of ad hoc relief of 10 percent and 30 percent grant of Disparity Reduction Allowance-2025 to the employees of the federal government. The ministry issued an office memorandum which stated that the President has been pleased to sanction with effect from 01.07.2025 and till further orders, an Ad hoc Relief Allowance-2025 @ 10 per cent of running basic pay to Armed Forces Personnel, Civil Armed Forces and to all the Civil Employees of Federal Government as well as the civilians paid from Defence Estimates and contract employees employed against civil posts in basic pay scales on standard terms and conditions of contract appointment. The amount of Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2025: i. will be subject to Income Tax; ii. Will be admissible during leave and entire period of LPR except during extra ordinary leave; iii. Will not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of pension/gratuity and recovery of house rent; iv. Will not be admissible to the employees during the tenure of their posting/deputation abroad; and v. Will be admissible to the employees on their repatriation from posting/deputation abroad at the rate and amount which would have been admissible to them had they not been posted abroad. Employees demand reasonable salary increase The term 'basic pay' for the purpose of Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2025 will also include the amount of the personal pay granted on account of annual increment (s) beyond the maximum of the existing pay scales. The above Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2025 shall be accommodated from within the budgetary allocation for the year 2025-26 by the respective ministries/divisions/departments and no supplementary grants shall be allowed on this account. Another office memorandum issued by the Finance Ministry stated that the President has been pleased to sanction with effect from 01 .07.2025 grant of Disparity Reduction Allowance (DRA) @ 30 per cent of basic pay as on 30.6.2022 to the officers/officials in BPS-1 to 22 who are already drawing DRA on the same terms and conditions provided under Finance Division's No. 14(1)R-312021-69, dated 23.02.2022and OM No FNo 14(1)R3l2o21dated 19th July 2022. For those employees who have been appointed on or after 1-7-2022, this allowance will be admissible on the basis on relevant initial basic pay scale of 2017. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Daily Record
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Glastonbury Festival mystery Patchwork act revealed as iconic band take the stage
There had been much anticipation over mysterious act Patchword. Glastonbury Festival have worked extremely hard to keep the identity of the mysterious Patchwork act a secret, but just hours before the band were set to take the Pyramid stage a clue was spotted and the secret was ruined. Speculation has been swirling on social media, with fans guessing the mystery act might be Chappell Roan, Harry Styles or even Robbie Williams - though Robbie has since dismissed those rumours. Since then it has been revealed that the mysterious act Patchwork is none other than the iconic Pulp. The secret was ruined earlier when a festival goer revealed to the Mirror that they spotted a revealing clue on a sound engineer's box near the Pyramid Stage earlier today. A source has shared exclusive photographs of the boxes - one of which is labelled with the band name Pulp. The source stated: "I spotted the sound engineer box with Pulp's name on as they were setting up during the Kaiser Chiefs set." Earlier this month, the well-regarded social media account SecretGlasto, known for accurately revealing surprise acts at Worth Farm over the past decade, revealed that the anonymous act was Pulp. The SecretGlasto X (formerly Twitter) has been teasing announcements for a big reveal at 10am on Monday, June 9. The results were a video compilation set to the soundtrack of Pulp's 1995 Britpop anthem, Common People. Shared across X and Instagram, the 35 second clip featured a quote from keyboardist Candida Doyle discussing her patchwork hobby in a BBC Radio 2 interview, followed by frontman Jarvis Cocker saying it's the "best music festival I've ever been to, easy, Glastonbury." Later in the clip, former BBC Radio 1 host Scott Mills asks Jarvis, "Would you step up?" before replying, "If it was a life-or-death situation." Pulp originally headlined Glastonbury in 1995, stepping in as last-minute replacements for The Stone Roses, and returned to headline again in 1998. This year marks three decades since their breakout performance - and the release of their landmark album Different Class, which solidified their status as Britpop icons. In an interview with the BBC about the many yet-to-be announced acts at Glastonbury, Ad, who helps run the SecretGlasto social media accounts, explained: "Of the four main slots, I think we've got three of them, maybe four, nailed down." "I think it's definitely people who have got relationships with the festival who will be doing the big slots. An emotional return for one or two, I think. Some unfinished business." Ad from SecretGlasto continued: "We've got loads of contacts at different stages and record labels and whatever else. And people trust us to be sensible with the information. And the bands themselves don't want empty secret sets do they? So we have had occasions where they have come to us." Interestingly, the six individuals running the popular social media account with 87.5K followers on X have no professional ties to the music industry. Another account manager, JB, shared with the BBC: "Now that we've been around for 10 years and have a decent bit of clout, we will contact some of the artists via their inboxes, and quite often, they're happy to confirm. "Sometimes they don't. Sometimes they block us. But generally we're able to piece all that together fairly quickly."
The Irish Sun
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Glastonbury secret act Patchwork's identity confirmed as festival goers spot HUGE giveaway
THE identity of Glastonbury's secret act Patchwork has apparently been confirmed. Festival goers spotted a huge giveaway backstage at Worthy Farm after Advertisement 4 It has seemingly been confirmed that Jarvis Cocker and Pulp are the surprise 'Patchwork' act of this year's Glastonbury Festival Credit: Getty 4 The Britpop icons previously took to the stage at Worthy Farm in 1995 and 1998 Credit: Redferns Later today, a mystery act with the name Organiser They will fill the 6:15pm slot before Many suggested the name is a pseudonym for either Advertisement READ MORE ON GLASTONBURY However, it appears one festival goer may have figured it out as they spotted a clue on the box of a sound engineer by the pyramid stage. A source told The group were also mentioned by the popular social media account, SecretGlasto. For the last decade, the profile has become known for predicting the surprise act on the lineup. Advertisement Most read in Music One person named Ad, who has helped to run the account is confident that they had correctly guessed most of the secret performers. He previously told The BBC: "Of the four main slots, I think we've got three of them, maybe four, nailed down. Harry Styles Lights Up Glastonbury Dancing and Hugging Fans Everywhere! "I think it's definitely people who have got relationships with the festival who will be doing the big slots. "An emotional return for one or two, I think. Some unfinished business." Advertisement The account was correct yesterday as Lewis Capaldi made an emotional return, two years after his heartbreaking set. He took a two-year hiatus from performing after his 2023 set at Worthy Farm saw him tear up and suffer repeated tics. Glastonbury 2025 - confirmed acts so far TICKETS to the 2025 festival sold out in just minutes before some of the acts were even confirmed. Here is who has been confirmed so far. Confirmed headliners: The 1975 will take to the Pyramid Stage on Friday. Neil Young will headline the festival for the second time after his last set in 2009 on Saturday after RAYE makes her return. Charli xcx will headline the Other Stage on Saturday night. On Sunday, Olivia Rodrigo is due to belt out her hits for her first appearance while Rod Stewart will perform in the legends slot. More acts to appear on the Other Stage include Loyle Carner and The Prodigy. Doechii will make her Glastonbury debut on the West Holts Stage on Saturday night. Other names confirmed include Noah Kahan, Alanis Morissette, Gracie Abrams, Busta Rhymes, Lola Young, Brandi Carlile, Myles Smith, En Vogue, Amaarae, Cymande, Shaboozey, Osees and Gary Numan. But a crowd of more than 100,000 people chanted his name as he swaggered back onto the stage yesterday. He told the audience: "Glastonbury, it's so good to be back. I'm not gonna say much up here today because if I do, I think I'll probably start crying. Advertisement "But I said it's just amazing to be here with you all, and I can't thank you all enough for coming out and coming and seeing me." Pulp also have history with the festival as they previously performed in 1995 as well as 1998. 4 Jarvis Cocker returned to Worthy Farm as he performed a surprise DJ set on day three of this year's festival Credit: Getty 4 A fan has apparently found a sign for the group ina sound engineer's box right by the Pyramid Stage Credit: Redferns Advertisement
Daily Mirror
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Glastonbury Festival's Patchwork secret act unveiled by expert tipster
SecretGlasto has confirmed the mysterious Pyramid Stage act, 'Patchwork', to be Pulp in a new social media video. If true, this performance would mark thirty years since their first Glastonbury headline set, and their seminal album 'Different Class'. Glastonbury Festival's mysterious Pyramid Stage act, 'Patchwork,' is Pulp, according to the expert social media account SecretGlasto, which has built up a reputation for confirming secret Worthy Farm acts for the past ten years. The dedicated X account for Secret Glasto had been building up to a reveal at 10 AM on Monday, June 9. This resulted in a video compilation set to the soundtrack of the Britpop hero's 1995 hit, 'Common People'. Posting the 35-second clip to X and Instagram, the video included the quote from keyboardist Candida Doyle, who spoke to BBC Radio 2 about her patchwork hobby, followed by lead singer Jarvis Cocker saying it's the "best music festival I've ever been to, easy, Glastonbury." Further into the clip, former BBC Radio 1 host Scott Mills asks Jarvis, "Would you step up?" before replying, "If it was a life-or-death situation." — Secretglasto (@secretglasto) June 9, 2025 Pulp first headlined Glastonbury in 1995 after stepping in to cover The Stone Roses and went on to headline again in 1998. This year marks thirty years since their breakthrough performance, as well as their album 'Different Class', which helped cement them as BritPop legends. Speaking to the BBC about the numerous TBC acts still to be revealed at Glastonbury, Ad, who helps to run the SecretGlasto social media accounts, explained: "Of the four main slots, I think we've got three of them, maybe four, nailed down. "I think it's definitely people who have got relationships with the festival who will be doing the big slots. An emotional return for one or two, I think. Some unfinished business." This led many fans to think Lewis Capaldi, who had to end his 2023 set early after suffering an emotional breakdown, or even Lana Del Rey, who had to delay the start of her set in 2024, could be likely candidates to fill the empty slots. Ad from SecretGlasto continued: "We've got loads of contacts at different stages and record labels and whatever else. And people trust us to be sensible with the information. And the bands themselves don't want empty secret sets do they? So we have had occasions where they have come to us." Interestingly, the six people behind the popular social media account with 87.5K followers on X don't work in the music industry at all. Another account manager, JB, told the BBC: "Now that we've been around for 10 years and have a decent bit of clout, we will contact some of the artists via their inboxes, and quite often, they're happy to confirm. "Sometimes they don't. Sometimes they block us. But generally we're able to piece all that together fairly quickly."
