ISLAMABAD – In a meeting of the federal cabinet, chaired by Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi at the PM House on Tuesday, it was decided that thesalary of president of Pakistan would be increased by Rs766,550.

According to the summary, the president’s salary shall stand at Rs846,550,a rupee higher than the salary of the chief justice of Pakistan.

For this revision to take effect, an amendment in Section 3 of thePresident’s Salary, Allowances and Privileges Act 1975 will be made. Also,a section will be inserted for the salary to see a yearly increasecorresponding to the increase in inflation.

The newly-fixed salary would mean that the president will be paid higherthan any public functionary of the government of Pakistan, the summaryreveals.

The last time the president’s salary was fixed was in 2004 when it wasappropriated at Rs80,000.

A bill has been readied for the Parliament’s approval to reflect theincrease in salary of the head of state in the 1975 Act. The amendment willbe composed of changes in the salary, allowance and privileges.