Law ministry submits details of ex-CJs pension
The document seen by The Express Tribune showed that the top judge received a monthly pension of Rs560,000 after his retirement in 2010.
This pension was increased to Rs644,000 in 2011; Rs773,000 in 2012; Rs850,000 in 2013; Rs935,000 in 2014; Rs1,005,000 In 2015; Rs1,105,000 in 2016 and Rs1,217,000 in 2017.
In 2018, the monthly pension of a former CJP rose to Rs1,338,000; in 2021, it increased to Rs1,452,000; in 2023 to Rs1,657,000 and by 2024, the monthly pension of a former top judge rose to Rs2,390,000.
The ministry also presented details of the pension and other facilities received by the widow of the CJP.
The widow is entitled to a driver and an orderly. She is allowed 3,000 local telephone calls per month; gets 2,000 units of free electricity and is given 300 liters of petrol per month. The widow of a judge is exempt from income tax.
Meanwhile, in a written reply the Ministry of Energy stated that the demand for natural gas in the country is increasing with each passing day, while local reserves are declining.
Over the past five years, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has faced shortages of local gas.
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