Pakistan introduces transport payments for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa judicial officers — Dawn

Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has introduced monthly cash transport payments for judicial officers. The relevant notification was issued by the provincial finance department; the payments will take effect on October 1, 2026, Dawn reports.

Payment amounts

A district and sessions judge at BS-21 level will receive 195,000 rupees per month. For an additional district and sessions judge at BS-20 level, the payment will be 175,000 rupees; for a senior civil judge at BS-19 level, 150,000 rupees; and for a civil judge at BS-18 level, 100,000 rupees.

The provincial government decided to introduce the payments at a meeting on August 28, 2026. They apply to judicial officers in both the cadre and ex-cadre establishment.

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Recommendations for the entire country

Pakistan’s National Judicial Policy Making Committee, whose meeting was chaired by the country’s chief justice, approved a package of recommendations on February 11, 2026. It provided for uniform rates of such payments for judicial officers throughout Pakistan.

After that, on March 4, 2026, the Peshawar High Court simultaneously initiated two summaries for consideration and approval by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. One concerned replacing vehicles with payments for officials of the district judiciary, while the other concerned unifying their pay and allowances.

The finance department’s notification also sets out the terms for payments in lieu of official vehicles, fuel costs, maintenance and repairs. It provides a mechanism for retaining existing drivers and selling official vehicles at depreciated value.