NAB chairman to receive income equivalent to SC judge.

ISLAMABAD -- The government has announced that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman will receive an income equivalent to a Supreme Court judge.

The Ministry of Law of Justice issued a notification stating that the accountability watchdog's chief rules and regulations for employment will be equivalent to that of a supreme court judge.

As per the notification, NAB chief Lieutenant General (retd) Nazir Ahmad will take a monthly salary of Rs1.7 million along with an official residence and two cars.

Apart from this, NAB chief will also receive free electricity up to 2,000 units and 600 litres of petrol per month. He will also be authorised to acquire two kanal plots in Islamabad.

Earlier this month, the federal government appointed Lt Gen (retd) Ahmad as NAB chairman for a three-year term.

In a notification, the Ministry of Law and Justice said that the appointment had been made by the federal government after a consensus between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...