Despite holding the highest constitutional office in Pakistan, the Prime Minister’s salary is significantly lower than that of Members of Parliament (MPs) and other top officials, according to the Cabinet Division.
The Prime Minister’s monthly salary is approximately Rs. 200,000, including allowances, less than half the Rs. 519,000 monthly pay of MPs. The Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairman of the Senate each receive Rs. 1.3 million per month.
The Cabinet Division presented these details in the Senate, revealing that the PM’s basic salary stands at Rs. 107,280, with the total reaching Rs. 200,000 after allowances.
Unlike other high officeholders, the Prime Minister is not entitled to post-retirement benefits such as lifelong security, tax exemptions, or a pension.
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They should start taking money from the police officers:
Notably, on August 4, 2025,, international students were pulled over by the police at a checkpoint in Hayatabad, Peshawar, and subjected to most unreasonable treatment even with valid documents. On further engagement, the police made disturbing comments about the Saudi Arabian Kafel system, that is, a sponsorship mechanism that historically treated migrant workers as virtual servants. The police, in clear terms, said, “We will make a system like Saudi Arabia, and I will be your Kafel,” implying that they would treat the students as subservient workers. The students, on probing the term Kafel, were bluntly told by the lower-ranked officer, “You all are going to be our servants.”
The entire episode was further aggravated by the officers issuing gender-prejudiced and threatening remarks. After the police response to one of the students, who mentioned his POR card, questioning the student’s legitimacy in his family roots in the area, was chillingly stated: “Don’t worry, we will send you men back and leave the women, and we will do with them as we are pleased.” This implied deportation threats and possible sexual exploitation of the female immigrants, denoting an extremely problematic and predatory disposition toward international students and the immigrants.
Most students carried valid visas, with one applying for visa extension three months ago, and one other on the POR card who also applied for study-visa at the beginning of his semester but haven’t heard a word yet. In spite of that a demanding also the additional foreign office stamp on valid visas. The situation escalated further with the extortion of around 30,000 rupees from the students during the illegal search, wherein some of them were also subjected to unwarranted physical contact by the officers. The students reported such hopelessness that they were left defenseless against the police in the face of threats of imprisonment and deportation.
While explaining why they were carrying cash as opposed to using bank accounts, the students discussed the systemic barrier, that is, Pakistani banks do not allow them the easiest of transactions, closing any possibility to open accounts. This rendered their predicament even worse during the police encounter.
There is no doubt about the importance of immigration regulation; however, such treatment of students with valid documentation is a serious violation of their rights and dignity. Therefore, the Government of Pakistan must give disciplinary actions toward such police officers, and provide an environment where international students feel secure from such harassment, discrimination, and as reported, sexual exploitation. What was reported goes beyond professional misconduct and borders on serious human rights violations.