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Zardari, Naqvi not to draw salaries

President Zardari took this decision to encourage prudent financial management in the country

By Asim Yasin
March 13, 2024
This image shows President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. —AFP/X/@GovtofPunjabPK/File
This image shows President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. —AFP/X/@GovtofPunjabPK/File

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has decided that he will not draw his presidential salary.

President Zardari took this decision to encourage prudent financial management in the country. The president considered it essential not to burden the national exchequer and preferred to forgo his salary.

Meanwhile, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has also decided not to take his salary after the ministers included in the federal cabinet were handed over portfolios. Mohsin Naqvi said that in this difficult time, he was determined to serve the nation in every possible way.