Just hours before completion of their constitutional tenure, Sindh lawmakers on Friday approved several bills, increasing their salaries and perks by 60 percent and entitling themselves to lifetime privileges.
However, Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) staged a walkout from the session against the approval while the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) also opposed the bills.
Though MQM’s Khawaja Izharul Hassan opposed the bill during the session, PPP’s Syed Bachal Shah accused MQM of adopting a dual policy, saying they had approved the increase in salaries and privileges during meetings of standing committees.
The 40 to 60 percent increase in privileges, salaries and perks will be effective from July 1, 2011.
