NA Speaker opposes increments in lawmakers' salaries.

ISLAMABAD -- Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has opposed the bill in Upper House seeking increment in senators' salaries, media reported on Sunday.

Asad Qaiser, in his statement to media, said it is not a suitable time to seek an increase in salaries of legislators as the country has not completely come out of economic crisis so far.

He said that it needs more time for bringing improvement in the national economy and the federal government is following Prime Minister Imran Khan's vision of austerity.

Qaiser continued that effective financial policies are gradually decreasing the economic crisis, whereas, the increments in salaries will increase the burden on the national exchequer.

Earlier on Saturday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had decided to oppose a proposed bill in the Senate seeking a raise in the salaries of the members of the Upper House of the Parliament.

The announcement was made by the PTI Senator Faisal Javed. He said that the prime minister has directed to adopt austerity measures and their top...