Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved the rollout of honorarium payments for mosque imams across the province starting January 1. The decision was made during a high-level meeting she chaired on Tuesday.
The meeting formally approved the Chief Minister Imam Masjid Honorarium Card, which will serve as the official mechanism for payments.
The government has set February 2026 as the deadline for the complete issuance of the cards. Initially, payments will be made through pay orders, while honorarium cards will become fully operational from February 1.
Officials briefed the chief minister that 62,994 registration forms from imams across Punjab have been received, and verification is currently underway.
Maryam Nawaz directed that the registration process continue without interruption.
She further instructed that honorarium payments of any imam involved in activities against national interest or engaged in moral or financial misconduct must be suspended immediately.
Newly established mosque management committees and tehsil management committees will oversee transparency and administration.
The chief minister also ordered assistant commissioners to hold monthly meetings with imams and review local security concerns.
She emphasized ongoing combing operations in sensitive areas and directed authorities to strengthen digital monitoring of individuals on the Fourth Schedule.
Additionally, operations against illegally residing Afghan nationals will continue, she said.
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