[Pakistan] Punjab Assembly approves huge pay rise for MPAs and ministers

In Pakistan, the Punjab Assembly has announced the passage of the Punjab Revision of Salaries of Public Representatives Bill 2024, approving a dramatic increase in salaries and allowances for members of the assembly, ministers, and parliamentary aides, Profit reports.

The bill was passed during a session chaired by Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan. It increases lawmakers’ pay by up to 10 times. 

Defending the legislation, the Speaker reportedly stated that it was a constitutional right and aligned with the 1972 Parliamentary Act.

Under the new bill, the salary of a provincial minister will increase from Rs100,000 to Rs960,000. The Speaker’s pay will rise to Rs950,000 from Rs125,000 and the Deputy Speaker will receive Rs800,000, up from Rs120,000.

Parliamentary secretaries’ salaries will leap from Rs83,000 to Rs451,000 while advisors and special assistants to the Chief Minister will see their pay leap to Rs665,000 from Rs100,000.

Leader of the opposition Ahmad Khan Bachar raised objections to the bill, however, they were dismissed by the Speaker who reportedly called the legislation necessary and within the assembly’s mandate.

Source: Profit

In Pakistan, the Punjab Assembly has announced the passage of the Punjab Revision of Salaries of Public Representatives Bill 2024, approving a dramatic increase in salaries and allowances for members of the assembly, ministers, and parliamentary aides, Profit reports.

The bill was passed during a session chaired by Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan. It increases lawmakers’ pay by up to 10 times. 

Defending the legislation, the Speaker reportedly stated that it was a constitutional right and aligned with the 1972 Parliamentary Act.

Under the new bill, the salary of a provincial minister will increase from Rs100,000 to Rs960,000. The Speaker’s pay will rise to Rs950,000 from Rs125,000 and the Deputy Speaker will receive Rs800,000, up from Rs120,000.

Parliamentary secretaries’ salaries will leap from Rs83,000 to Rs451,000 while advisors and special assistants to the Chief Minister will see their pay leap to Rs665,000 from Rs100,000.

Leader of the opposition Ahmad Khan Bachar raised objections to the bill, however, they were dismissed by the Speaker who reportedly called the legislation necessary and within the assembly’s mandate.

Source: Profit