LAHORE: Advisor to the CM Punjab Awn Chaudhry has refused to accept increased salaries after Punjab Assembly approved the resolution to increase salaries of members of the assembly, ministers and advisors.
Expressing his point of view on social media micro-blogging site twitter advisor to the CM Pun Awn Chaudhry said that “I stand by with Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding increment in salaries.”
I refuse to accept increased salary from Punjab govt. I stand by PM Imran Khan’s stance reg increment in salaries. My sole salary goes to Shaukat Khanum already because I believe that our priority shud be national interest and not increment in salaries. Increment not acceptable
— Awn Chaudry (@AwnChaudry) March 14, 2019
Awn Chaudhry said that he already donated his monthly salary to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital.
He further added that our priority should be the national interest instead of increment in salaries adding that increment in salaries will not be acceptable.