Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani issues an order to increase the salaries of CJP & other SC judges

ISLAMABAD, July 04 (SABAH): Acting President and Senate Chairman Mir Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday issued an order increasing the monthly salaries of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) and other Supreme Court judges to Rs1.2 million and Rs1.1m, respectively.

The order issued by Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, said that the changes would come into effect at once and would be deemed to have taken effect on and from the first day of the current month.

Under the order, titled the “Salary of Judges of the Supreme Court Order 2023, the CJP would be paid Rs1,229,189 per mensem (every month) while other top court judges would be paid Rs1,161,163 per mensem.

Under the previous order issued by President Dr Arif Alvi in June 2022, the CJP’s monthly salary was Rs1,024,324 while that of other top court judges was Rs967,636. The increase amounts to about 20pc.

The order issued by Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday said that the previous order was hereby repealed.