Tag: #salary

  • Ex-CJ GB Rana Shamim’s salary shocks Twitter, didn’t even show up for the job

    Ex-CJ GB Rana Shamim’s salary shocks Twitter, didn’t even show up for the job

    Former Chief Judge of Gilgit Baltistan is yet again making headlines as the most expensive vice-chancellor of a university.

    The Sindh government appointed the Islamabad-based Rana Shamim, reports Samaa News, and got him at a shocking salary. After his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University (SZABU) when it came to fixing salaries and benefits, the Sindh government broke all records and set a monthly salary and benefits of Rs three million to Rana Shamim.

    No other vice-chancellor has been given this much salary in Sindh before, according to the report.

    It is being reported that Rana Shamim did not appear in the university for a year and a half and despite his absence was being given a pay cheque for Rs 30 lakhs.

    Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Murad Ali Shah, contradicting the news said, that it was incorrect that the judge had not visited SZABU for a year and a half.

    However, SZABU member syndicate and Sindh Assembly member, Liaqat Askani said that Rana Shamim last came to the syndicate meeting nine months ago.

    “I tried contacting him [Rana Shamim] once or twice after the syndicate meeting but I was informed that he is in Islamabad,” said Liaqat.

    Sindh Minister for Universities and Boards of Education Ismail Rahu said that the vice-chancellor should come to the university.

    On being questioned if Ismail had met the vice-chancellor, he responded that he had not met him even once.

  • ‘Apni dukaan pr baith k ehtijaaj kaisay karoo?’: Firdous Ashiq on not getting paid

    Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister (CM) on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has revealed that she is not getting paid.

    “How can I protest at my own shop?” she said when suggested to do so by host Muhammad Shoaib during a rather light-hearted interview that aired on Wednesday morning.

    Firdous and the host were seen having quite a day with jet-skiing among other water-related activities in Karachi.

    The government official was also spotted sailing a boat and taking digs at the opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHu2TG4dnkA

    “It has run out of fuel like the PDM,” she could be heard as telling the host when her jet ski stopped working.

    Firdous also spoke about how Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan didn’t have any favourites, she wanted to do parasailing but the winds were too strong, and she has been quite a lot into water sports since forever.

  • ‘CEO of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund drawing monthly salary of Rs2,644,333’

    ‘CEO of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund drawing monthly salary of Rs2,644,333’

    A journalist has taken a dig at the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), claiming that the not-for-profit company, which aims to promote an effective approach to poverty alleviation across the country, is only bringing relief to its executives with handsome salary packages.

    “How PPAF alleviates poverty of its own executives rather than the people of Pakistan,” journalist Jawad Khan Yousafzai tweeted along with the details of salary of the fund’s chief executive officer (CEO), which he says he received under right to information (RTI) laws.

    WHAT IS RTI?

    RTI is a citizen’s right to access information from his or her government and private bodies that receive public funds. It is based on the principle that information belongs to the people, and boosts transparency, which in turn strengthens accountability, reduces corruption and improves the delivery of public services.

    It enables citizens to hold public officials to account for their actions, demand for rights and better services, and take a stand against corrupt practices.

    The government also benefits from RTI as access to information by public officials makes it easier for them to carry out their duties more efficiently. It supports citizens’ oversight and demand for accountability, which in turn helps improve the performance and functioning of public organisations.

    RTI is a fundamental right in Pakistan under Article 19-A of the Constitution.

  • PM’s ‘inadequate’ salary to be increased from Rs0.2 million to Rs0.8 million?

    PM’s ‘inadequate’ salary to be increased from Rs0.2 million to Rs0.8 million?

    Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s salary, which he had earlier said “wasn’t enough to run his household”, is being increased from Rs0.2 million (Rs200,000) to Rs0.8 million (Rs800,000), a private media outlet has reported.

    While the report claimed that his salary was being increased by 300%, it was rejected by the PM’s Office that termed the report as “baseless” and “unfortunate”.

    “At a time when the PM was carrying out a campaign to slash the government’s expenditures which he initiated from his own, the propagation of such a baseless and concocted news report was unfortunate,” a spokesperson remarked, according to a press release.

    The spokesperson quoted PM Imran as saying that expenditures incurred on the head of the government were borne out of the people’s hard-earned money, so it was a must to keep it at the minimum level.

    During a speech earlier this month, the premier had cited his expenses as an individual and as a public servant to make a point to traders while accusing opposition leaders of minting money by cheating on taxes.

    While it is no secret that inflation has badly hit the average Pakistani citizen, PM Imran has been under fire as a nationwide shortage of wheat has led to a surge in prices of bread and roti.

    The country’s economy has seen the rupee plummeting as it battles rampant price rise of various commodities, including pulses and flour.

    Despite this, the fact that the PM tried to play a political game by trying to identify with an average citizen, didn’t make many people happy. His basic pay alone is enough to feed an average Pakistani household, leave alone the gross amount.

  • REVEALED: How much does SAPM Firdous Ashiq Awan make in a month?

    REVEALED: How much does SAPM Firdous Ashiq Awan make in a month?

    Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Firdous Ashiq Awan, may not be an official minister but her income is close to one’s.

    According to Geo News, details of Firdous’ salary and benefits were disclosed in the parliament on Friday, after questions were raised about it.

    The cabinet division revealed that Firdous receives a monthly salary of Rs406,000 along with an additional Rs93,700 as she has not been allotted a house from the government. This means that her total monthly income amounts to Rs499,700. Almost five lakh rupees!

    Meanwhile, federal ministers and advisers are paid a monthly salary of Rs448,000. Those who are not allotted a house by the government are provided with an extra Rs100,003 per month.

    Ministers and ministers of state are also provided cars and security guards for their use or for the use of their families.

    The cabinet division also shared that Firdous is not the in-charge of the ministry of information and broadcasting but is appointed in accordance with the status of a minister of state.

  • Salary reveal: Fawad Ch was earning more as anchor, lawyer than as minister

    Salary reveal: Fawad Ch was earning more as anchor, lawyer than as minister

    Federal Minister for Science & Technology Fawad Chaudhry
    has revealed that he was earning way more as a television anchor and by practicing
    law in the past than at present as a minister.

    “A minister’s salary is Rs345,000, out of which the house rent is Rs90,000. We are paid Rs255,000 after that,” he tweeted while replying to a person who had asked him his salary amid massive budget cuts by the government.

    His salary at present is way less than the one he received as a television anchor for a private media outlet, as a known fact is how stalwarts like Fawad earn in millions while hosting shows.

    The same has been confessed by Fawad himself earlier. Speaking to a private media outlet in October 2018, he had said his income as a minister is way less than what he was getting as an anchor.

    When asked if he has any regrets after assuming office as a
    minister now that he doesn’t get any time to perform other duties, Fawad had said,
    “It is true that we have hefty engagements as ministers but our salaries are
    also very low.”