After the approval by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, salary of the parliamentarians have been hiked 200 percent effective January 1, 2025 and approximately Rs 519,000 salary has been transferred in the account of each lawmaker, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
However, the Speaker of the National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq, will continue to receive around Rs 218,000, with no increase. Similarly, the Deputy Speaker’s salary remains unchanged. The Finance Committee, authorised to make changes to the parliamentarians’ salaries, has implemented the salary hike.
The sources revealed that the Finance Committee does not have the authority to increase the salaries of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. The salary hike is expected to benefit all parliament members, with the exception of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Earlier, the Punjab Assembly approved the increase in the monthly salaries of MPAs, provincial ministers, speaker, deputy speaker, parliamentary secretaries and other officials.