Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari announced on Tuesday his decision to forgo his salary while in office, citing the economic challenges faced by the country, The Express Tribune reported.
“In view of the prevailing economic challenges, Zardari has decided that he will not draw his presidential salary. He took this decision to encourage prudent financial management in the country,” said a statement released by the President’s Secretariat.
The President considered it essential not to burden the national exchequer and preferred not to take this, the statement added.
In a similar move, the newly sworn-in Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also decided against drawing salaryduring his service period, 