Former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has not been receiving his Rs 68,000 pension since the last 16 months.
Reportedly, the departments concerned have dispatched as many as 12 letters to the President House to issue the pension but nothing has come of the notices.
According to details, the basic pay for the president was Rs 80,000 per month and since the pension is at least 85 per cent of basic pay, Zardari is entitled to at least Rs 68,000 per month.
According to sources, the documents for the pension of the former president are being prepared, however, some documents have not been provided by Zardari. According to Senator Farhatullah Babar, Zardari used to distribute his pay amongst the staff of the President House. Zardari, it seems, never personally needed or claimed his salary.
