Islamabad:
There was an increase on average of 13.33% of the pension of former chief judges of Pakistan (CJP) each year since 2010, according to a written response submitted to the Senate by the Ministry of Law.
The document seen by the Express PK Press Club showed that the highest judge had received a monthly pension from 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 reached RS1,338,000; In 2021, he went to RS1 452,000; In 2023 to RS1,657,000 and by 2024, the monthly pension of a former high -level judge is 2,390,000 rupees.
The ministry also presented the details of the pension and the other facilities received by the widow of the CJP.
The widow is entitled to a driver and an order. It is authorized at 3,000 local phone calls per month; Obtains 2,000 free electricity units and receives 300 liters of petrol per month. The widow of a judge is exempt from income tax.
Meanwhile, in a written response, the Ministry of Energy said that the demand for natural gas in the country increases every day, while local reserves decrease.
Over the past five years, SUT Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has faced local gas shortages.
