Published on, Aug. 28 -- August 28, 2025 1:42 AM

A special parliamentary committee on Wednesday approved a substantial hike in the salaries of Sindh Assembly members (MPAs), increasing their monthly pay from Rs160,000 to more than Rs450,000. The provincial parliamentary meeting, chaired by Speaker Awais Qadir Shah, was attended by Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar, opposition leader MQM-P's Ali Khurshidi, and other lawmakers. The committee approved the bill to hike the salaries of Sindh lawmakers by Rs300,000 after reviewing the salaries of legislators from other provinces. Sources said that the bill will soon be tabled in the Sindh Assembly for final approval. Jamaat-e-Islami's MPA Muhammad Farooq remained the sole lawmaker to op...