Pakistan, June 15 -- In Pakistan, the public crushed under poverty, inflation, and unemployment face a new crisis every day. On one hand, securing two meals a day has become a challenge, while on the other, spring has arrived in the form of salaries and perks for the country's parliamentary leadership.

On June 6, a notification was quietly issued by Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. According to the notification, the salaries of the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairman of the Senate have been increased from PKR 205,000 to PKR 1.3 million, an increase of over 600%. Similarly, the salaries of Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) and Senators have been increased from PKR 180,000 to nearly PKR 700,000.

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