Annual Salary Of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

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.