Court issues notice to auditor general to explain why Yasin was not getting rightful Rs10,000 per month. PHOTO: FILE
Yasin had remained prisoner of war for three years in India.
The judge issued notice to the attorney general while giving last chance and made it clear that he sought the reply in a fortnight on this matter.
Advocate Inam ur Rehman in the petition stated that Yasin, who was appointed in the Punjab regiment in 1964, first took part in the war of 1965 and got a medal of war (Tamgha-e-Jang) for his courage. He again took part in the war of 1971 and was a war prisoner for a long time, and later received another Tamgha-e-Jang.
However, after he was made to retire, he was given the pension of Rs14, even though the pension for a former soldier is typically Rs10,000. The advocate argued that Yasin should receive his rightful pension of Rs10,000.
The AGP’s response has still not been submitted even after the court order. At this the court sought out Deputy Attorney General Raja Abid and asked him to submit his comments. When the deputy attorney general requested more time to submit his response, the court refused his request, saying too much time had already been given on the matter, and further ordered him to submit his response as soon as possible.
Shortly afterward, the deputy attorney general said that the relevant authority has been contacted and the comments would be submitted on the next date. At this, the court, as last a chance, gave two weeks. Moreover, he has also sought a response from the Ministry of Defence after approving the petition of Halwadar Muhammad Bashir against his pension of Rs50.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 22nd, 2019.
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