Islamabad: The people in Pakistan have always looked curious in knowing the annual and monthly salaries of their political leaders, military men, apex court judges and other elites of the poor and deprived society. The people in Pakistan have seen consistent clash between the executive and judiciary after PPP came in ruling. Regardless of this conflict, President Asif Ali Zardari raises the annual salaries and allowances of the superior court judges by 30 per cent.
After this increase in salary, Chief Justice Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry gets an annual salary of Rs8.9 million while the associate justices each takes home over Rs8.7 million.
The details of salaries and allowances of top court judges came in reply from Law Minister Farooq H. Naek on Friday to a question posed on the subject by Awami National Party’s (ANP) Haji Adeel.
The monthly salary of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is Rs724,321 apart from other perks and privileges, which he is receiving since July 2011.
According to the details produced in Senate, the Chief Justice makes a salary of Rs448,221, judicial allowances amounting to Rs196,219, a house rent of Rs68,000 if official residence is not provided and 15 per cent of the salary as a medical grant.
He also enjoys a chauffeur-driven car with 600 litres petrol monthly, free medical treatment for his family, a rent free residence with no electricity, gas, water and other utility bills.
Dr Choudhry
It might sound a lot to you but it is not of the calibre of Chief Justice. I am sure this is just as long as judges do uphold the justice in the decisions they make. On TV programmes it does seem that they are biased in political decisions at least, Not aware of criminal cases how far they are affected by bias thoughts of a judge.
Inspite of all this rant it still is a reasonable salary for judiciary officials.
Muhammad Ali
@Dr Choudhry,
well said sir
azan
@Dr Choudhry, True..!!
billy sheikh
please share zardari`s monthly total income which is drawing since his presidentship….other cabinet ministers since their appointment from 2008 and their assets….sab chor hain……
tahir maken
theek he salo dr aqkhan ne acha kam kia aur ap logo ne keecher panka ab ak admi he pakistan me jo sara thee kam kir rha he to os pir bhee jitna yeh kih rhy ho itna to jo pakistani emmbasio k pian he woh khircha kirty haan
mohammad tahir
wellay bethnay k itnay pesay!!!
agar kaam kia to phir pata nai kitnay lega yeh banda..! o_O
saleem ud din
It is just nothing for a judge.They must be awarded for such poor salaries.They have no social life,work in day,in evening and study cases even in late nights and sundays also.We must see teir work and not the salaries
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luqman
it seems a lot but they deserve it
Chaydary Nisar Abbas
yah bhi kam ha mary jan jujon ki agar salary achy ho gi tu wo karapsation nain karin gay aur hamary Great soprem curt main karaption naihn ha chif tary jan Nisar besumar besumar
osama
Musharraf was very much correct CJ , nawaz and zardari are brothers jiye Musharraf pk first
Jamal
No Matter Even C.J take 1 Million in one day….
subhan
it is nothing for a chief justice if he work properly and honestly
Saqib
To kia ha agar itni salary ha bhe to judges ke itni salary or lawazmaat to honay he chaye take wo sahe insaaf ke faislay karen or kabhe unka dil beemani pe razi na ho beshak unko bari se bari offer he ku na ki jaee.
syed majid hussain
it means he is drawing only 5500 us dollars while in america a magisteriat is getting 15000 usd .while he is cj.ppl dnt criteria just think.he really deserves 10000 us in pak
Aftab baloch
i think this sailory is nothing for justice sahib because he is oe of the honist personality in pakistan and i think he is not taking any black money frome others the other political leaders are theaf what the chief justice is talking he is doing thet kind of work for pakistan it is halal for him but what about zardari rehman malik nawaz they have eaten pakistan like cocroach i think pakistan stands for allah after thet pakistan stands for chif justice and isi i love both of them
Reya Sanum
According to the above salary as a Chief Justice his salary is not more than a multinational Senior Manager salary. And no doubt his recent activities and decisions for our nation are commendable like inflation of prices, peace in Karachi, duel nationalities in parliament……
To solving the Society problems is Government of Pakistan responsibility instead of Court, but as a Pakistani he knows the difficulties and feels and unfortunately our Government are still sleeping since last 5 years…
Hats off to you Chief Justice of Pakistan and we hope that you perform your duty like “Hazrat Umar Farooq” He is the best example of Supreme Justice. Allah always blesses you…
Anum Nawaz
plz imran khan ki annuall income b show krein…or tax bhi
Nouman Younas
Imran khan 2012 declared income : 3,595,000
tax paid: 267,440