KPK ministers get increment of Rs.15000

PESHAWAR:  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KPK) assembly has approved the increment of Rs.15000 in the house rent allowance of ministers, ARY News reported.

Deputy Speaker Imtiaz Shahid chaired the KPK assembly meeting on Monday. During the meeting a joint resolution was passed by provincial government and opposition members asking federal interior minister Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan to visit Peshawar and for an in camera briefing regarding law and order situation as well as negotiation process.

Similarly the house has approved the amendment bill 2014 for the increment in salaries, benefits and entitlements of ministers. Following the approval the monthly house allowance of ministers increased to Rs. 55,000 from 40,000.

Furthermore, the house has unanimously passed the resolution of MPA Ishtiaq Armar for opening of frontier core’s headquarter Qila bil Ahsaar for common masses.