Military personnel will be entitled to disability pension only if the disability is attributable to military service or was aggravated by such service, the Supreme Court held.
As the numbers tell us, the Agnipath scheme can help in reducing pension payouts, and with the money thus saved, the government can use invest in modernising the armed forces.
Reservists not entitled to minimum pension, rules SC
Court says they are fixed-rated pensioners, belong to a force distinct from army
A file photo of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. PHOTO: EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court has ruled that special reservist pensioners of the army were not entitled to receive a minimum pension from the federal government.
“[The] reservists comprise of reserve forces created by the Pakistan (Army and Air Force) Reserves Act, 1950 with their rules of service by the name of the Pakistan Army Reserve Rules, 1974,” read an 11-page verdict authored by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed while setting aside a Lahore High Court judgment in favour of special reservist pensioners.
| UPDATED: 14:47, Sun, Mar 14, 2021
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