Families of late soldiers to receive flats in Lahore, says Kayani

During the ceremony, the army chief gave family members of late soldiers keys to their new homes.


Mariam Essa November 26, 2013
Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

LAHORE: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said "families of martyred soldiers will receive flats" in DHA Lahore.

Speaking at the ceremony of Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) Soldier Housing Insurance scheme on Tuesday, he added that the flats have been constructed in the form of a colony.

"The purpose of this scheme is to provide the families with a place to call home," he said. Each family will receive one flat.

The scheme was exclusive to the army in its initial stages. However, on October 1, 2013, this benefit was extended to members of battalions who die fighting in Azad Kashmir.

Kayani said that the families are free to do what they want with the flats. "You can live in them, or put them on rent," he said.

The only condition is that the flats can only be sold with the permission of the soldiers' children, he added, once they are old enough to make the decision.

Everyone who dies in service will be included in the scheme, Kayani stated, regardless of the length of their service.

During the ceremony, family members of late soldiers were invited on to stage to receive keys to their new homes from the army chief.

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COMMENTS (53)

A-Soldier | 10 years ago | Reply

Your elected THAIKADARS never dare to go to FATA - Balochistan - Interior Sind-GB- Chitral- Azad Kashmir . Its is Pak Army which is holding-binding-nourishing the state of Pak Sar Zameen People from these areas are well conversant with the positive role of Pak Army, It works day and night when this sham democracy is only visible in cities on GT road and dirty little rooms with one eyed blasphemous judges and Beurocracy, A soldier who serves and bears pain torture for the sake of this Flag deserves our respect. You libidos should acknowledge it

A-Soldier | 10 years ago | Reply

Pakistan Military Stands out because of its professionalism and courage. We all are kiyanis and we all are Raheels While westernised & radicalised libidos try their utmost to defame Pak Army we stand out and Proud giving our best efforts and sacrifices to this motherland PAKISTAN We would continue to do so because its existence is because of us no one else is worthy enough to safeguard it so far

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