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The Punjab Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Monday condemning the 2014 Army Public School tragedy in Peshawar, while also approving a bill significantly increasing the salaries of its members from Rs76,000 to Rs400,000.
During the session, chaired by Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan, a resolution moved by PML-N MPA Raheela Khadim Hussein called for exemplary punishment for those responsible for the horrific attack, which claimed the lives of innocent students and school staff.
The resolution said that such acts of terrorism could not intimidate the nation and paid tribute to the teachers and 124 students martyred in the tragedy, marking its 10th anniversary.
Moreover, the Punjab Assembly passed the Punjab Revision of Salaries of Public Representatives 2024. Opposition leader Ahmad Khan Bachar raised objections to the bill; however, Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan defended it as being in accordance with the 1972 Parliamentary Act, calling it a constitutional and justified measure.
Under the new bill, a minister’s salary will increase from Rs100,000 to Rs960,000, while the speaker’s salary will rise from Rs125,000 to Rs950,000.
The deputy speaker’s salary will jump from Rs120,000 to Rs800,000. Salaries for parliamentary secretaries will increase from Rs83,000 to Rs451,000, and advisers and special assistants to the chief minister will see their salaries rise from Rs100,000 to Rs665,000.
