The proposal also includes a 10% raise in the pay of speaker and deputy speaker of National Assembly and chairman and deputy chairman of Senate, they added. The government has invoked Section 14B of the Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Act 1974 to increase the salaries of parliamentarians, said the sources. The section empowers the government to increase the salaries, allowances and privileges of parliament members in line with the increase in salaries of civil servants. Similarly, it has been proposed to increase the salary of Senate deputy chairman and National Assembly deputy speaker from Rs185,000 to Rs203,500. The salaries of parliament members are proposed to be increased from Rs150,000 to Rs165,000, the sources added.

Source: The Express Tribune September 14, 2021 03:00 UTC