Central Information Secretary Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Dr Shireen Mazari has demanded that the government explain why former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was receiving extra retirement benefits.
She expressed surprise over the revelation in the media that the government is picking up the luxury tab for the ex CJ’s fuel and maintenance costs for a 6000cc bullet proof car in addition to the normal entitlements he is getting as a top judge of the country.
She stated that as a result the government sent a repair bill of Rs. 3.3 million for the ex-CJ’s Mercedes Benz as well as a fuel bill for 4,689 litres of petrol.
Mazari said given the economic crunch being faced by Pakistan it was shameful to see a retired CJ demand these extra freebies in addition to the substantive entitlements he was already receiving.
“Was it for some special electoral services he may have rendered in the 2013 May General Elections,” she asked.
