Islamabad: Pakistan’s newly-elected President Asif Ali Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday decided to forgo their salaries while in office citing the economic challenges faced by the country, according to the Express Tribune. The president considered it essential not to burden the national exchequer and preferred to forgo his salary, said the President’s Secretariat in a statement.Islamabad: Pakistan’s newly-elected President Asif Ali Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday decided to forgo their salaries while in office citing the economic challenges faced by the country, according to the Express Tribune. The president considered it essential not to burden the national exchequer and preferred to forgo his salary, said the President’s Secretariat in a statement.