Amendment of PM’s Assistance Package of Government Employees
Amendment of PM’s assistance package of government employees has been made. No further appointment of legal heir of Government employee who die during service under Prime Minister’s Assistant Package will be made. This will be to the extent of in-service deaths only in the light of judgment of Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan dated 18-10-2024 in C.P. No. 3390/2021 titled General Post Office, Islamabad and others vs Mr. Muhammad Jalal. Therefore, in the light of above decision, the Prime Minister of Pakistan has approved to withdraw the provision of employment to the extent of in-service deaths only with effect from the pronouncement of Judgment. Therefore, withdrawal of PM’s assistance package employment has been made.
It is further added in the Office Memorandum of Government of Pakistan, Cabinet Secretariate, Establishment Division, Islamabad dated 7th February, 2025. It was added that the provision of appointment under Prime Minister’s Assistance Package regarding the benefit of legal heirs of martyred personnel of the law enforcement agencies and of civil servants who die on account of terrorist activities shall not be affected. Similarly, the said judgment of Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan shall not affect the appointments already made of the widow/widower, wife, husband or child of deceased civil servants. However, detailed amendments can be read in the notification of Cabinet Secretariate, Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad placed on the official website for the information of all government employees and departments. For your convenience, it is hereby placed through download link from the official website of Establishment Division.
Download Office Memorandum of Establishment Division, Islamabad
