CHAPTER 1

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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CHAPTER 1

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE CIVIL SERVANTS

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No(s). No(s).

1 Constitutional Provisions 5

1.1 Extracts from the Constitution of the Islamic 5

Republic of Pakistan, 1973
1.2 Extracts from the Constitution of the Islamic 9
Republic of Pakistan, 1956 (Annex-I)
1.3 Extracts from the Constitution of the Islamic 12
Republic of Pakistan, 1962 (Annex-II)
1.4 Extracts from the Constitution of the Islamic 15
Republic of Pakistan, 1956 (Annex-III)
1.5 Extracts from the Constitution of the Islamic 19
Republic of Pakistan, 1962 (Annex-IV)
2 Civil Servants Act, 1973 (Act No. LXXI of 1973) 23
3 The Civil Servants (Validation of Rules) Ordinance, 34
2001
4 Performance Evaluation Reports- Part of Terms and 35
Conditions of Service

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

OF THE CIVIL SERVANTS
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Constitutional Provisions

1.1 Extracts from the Constitution of the Islamic

Republic of Pakistan, 1973: Part XII
Miscellaneous, Chapter I– Services.–

Article 240– Subject to the Constitution, the appointments to and Appointments

the conditions of service of persons in the service of Pakistan shall to service of
Pakistan and
be determined– conditions of
service
(a) in the case of the services of the Federation, posts
in connection with the affairs of the Federation and All
Pakistan Service, by or under Act of [Majlis-e-Shoora
(Parliament)]; and

(b) in the case of the services of a Province and posts in

connection with the affairs of a Province, by or under
Act of the Provincial Assembly.
Explanation.–- In this Article, "All-Pakistan Service" means
a service common to the Federation and the Provinces, which was
in existence immediately before the commencing day or which may
be created by Act of **[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)].

Article 241– Until the appropriate Legislature makes a law under Existing rules,
Article 240, all rules and orders in force immediately before the etc., to
commencing day shall, so far as consistent with the provisions of continue
the Constitution, continue in force and may be amended from time
to time by the Federal Government or, as the case may be, the
Provincial Government.

Article 242– (1) [Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] in relation to the
affairs of the Federation, and the Provincial Assembly of a
Province in relation to affairs of the Province, may, by law, provide
for the establishment and constitution of a Public Service
Commission.


For the Constitutional Provisions in the Constitutions of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1956 and
1962, see Annex I, II, III & IV.

Subs by PO No. 14 of 1985, Art. 2 and Sch., for ‘Parliament’.
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*
[(1A) The Chairman of the Public Service Commission
constituted in relation to the affairs of the Federation shall be
appointed by the President in his discretion.]

(2) A Public Service Commission shall perform such

functions as may be prescribed by law.

Continuance in Article 268– (1) Except as provided by this Article, all existing laws
force, and shall, subject to the Constitution, continue in force, so far as
adaptation of, applicable and with the necessary adaptations, until altered,
certain laws.
repealed or amended by the appropriate Legislature.

(2) The laws specified in the Sixth Schedule shall not be

altered, repealed or amended **[expressly or impliedly,] without the
previous sanction of the President [***accorded after consultation
with the Prime Minister].
(3) For the purpose of bringing the provisions of any
existing law into accord with the provisions of the Constitution
(other than Part II of the Constitution), the President may by Order,
within a period of two years from the commencing day, make such
adaptation, whether by way of modification, addition or omission, as he
may deem to be necessary or expedient, and any such Order may be
made so as to have effect from such day, not being a day earlier than
the commencing day, as may be specified in the Order.
(4) The President may authorize@ the Governor of a
Province to exercise, in relation to the Province, the powers
conferred on the President by clause (3) in respect of laws relating
to matters with respect to which the Provincial Assembly has
power to make laws.

(5) The powers exercisable under clause (3) and (4) shall be
subject to the provisions of an Act of the appropriate Legislature.
(6) Any court, tribunal or authority required or empowered to
enforce an existing law shall, notwithstanding that no adaptations
have been made in such law by an Order made under clause (3)
or clause (4), construe the law with all such adaptations as are
necessary to bring it into accord with the provisions of the
Constitution.

* Ins. by P.O. 14 of 1985 w.e.f. 2 March 1985.

** Added by Legal Framework Order, 2002.
*** Added ibid.
@ For such authorization, see Gazette of Pakistan, 1973, Extraordinary, Part II, page 2001.
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(7) In this Article, “existing laws” means all laws

(including Ordinances, Orders-in-Council, Orders, rules, bye-laws,
regulations and Letters Patent constituting a High Court, and any
notifications and other legal instruments having the force of law) in
force in Pakistan or any part thereof, or having extra-territorial
validity, immediately before the commencing day.
Explanation.In this Article, “in force”, in relation to any laws,
means having effect as law whether or not the law has been
brought into operation.

Article 212– (1) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, Administrative

the appropriate Legislature may by Act *[provide for the Courts and
establishment of] one or more Administrative Courts or Tribunals to Tribunals
exercise exclusive jurisdiction in respect of---

(a) matters relating to the terms and conditions of

persons [who are or have been] in the service of
Pakistan, including disciplinary matters;

(b) matters relating to claims arising from tortious acts of

Government, or any person in the service of Pakistan,
or of any local or other authority empowered by law to
levy any tax or cess and any servant of such authority
acting in the discharge of his duties as such servant;
or

(c) matters relating to the acquisition, administration

and disposal of any property which is deemed to be
enemy property under any law.

(2) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained,

where any Administrative Court or Tribunal is established under
clause (1), no other court shall grant an injunction, make any order or
entertain any proceeding in respect of any matter to which the
jurisdiction of such Administrative Court or Tribunal extends [and all
proceedings in respect of any such matter which may be pending
before such other court immediately before the establishment of the
Administrative Court or Tribunal ***[other than an appeal pending before
the Supreme Court] shall abate on such establishment]:
*Subs. and shall be deemed always to have been so substituted by the Constitution (First
Amendment) Act, 1974 (33 of 1974), section 12, for “establish”.

Ins. and shall be deemed always to have been so inserted by the Constitution (First Amendment)
Act, 1974 (33 of 1974), section 12.
***Ins. and shall be deemed always to have been so inserted by the Constitution (First Amendment)

Act, 1976 (62 of 1976), section 15.

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Provided that the provisions of this clause shall not apply

to an Administrative Court or Tribunal established under an Act
of a Provincial Assembly unless, at the request of that Assembly
made in the form of a resolution, *[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)]
**
by law extends the provisions to such a Court or Tribunal.

(3) An appeal to the Supreme Court from a judgment,

decree, order or sentence of an Administrative Court or Tribunal
shall lie only if the Supreme Court, being satisfied that the case
involves a substantial question of law of public importance,
grants leave to appeal.

Safeguard Article 27– (1) No citizen otherwise qualified for appointment in

against the service of Pakistan shall be discriminated against in respect
discrimination of any such appointment on the ground only of race, religion,
in services.
caste, sex, residence or place of birth:

Provided that, for a period not exceeding ***[Forty] years

from the commencing day, posts may be reserved for persons
belonging to any class or area to secure their adequate
representation in the service of Pakistan:

Provided further that, in the interest of the said service,

specified posts or services may be reserved for members of
either sex if such posts or services entail the performance of
duties and functions which cannot be adequately performed by
members of the other sex@[:]
@
Provided also that under-representation of any class or
area in the service of Pakistan may be redressed in such manner
as may be determined by an Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament).

(2) Nothing in clause (1) shall prevent any Provincial

Government, or any local or other authority in a Province, from
prescribing, in relation to any post or class of service under that
Government or authority, conditions as to residence in the Province, for
a period not exceeding three years, prior to appointment under that
Government or authority.

* Subs. by P.O. No. 14 of 1985, Art. 2 and Sch., for ‘Parliaments’.

** For such law, see the Provincial Service Tribunal (Extension of Provisions of the Constitution) Act,
1974 (32 of 1974).
*** Subs. and shall be deemed always to have been so substitutes by the constitution (16th

Amendment Act, 1999 (VII of 1999) s. 2 for Twenty which was previously sub. by P.O. No. 14 of
1985. Art. 2 and Sch., for ‘ten’.
@ Subs. and Ins. vide 18th Constitutional amendment s.10 dated 20-04-2010.
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(Annex-I)

1.2 Extracts from the Constitution

of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, 1956

THE SERVICES OF PAKISTAN

CHAPTER I. – SERVICES

179.–(1) No person who is not a citizen of Pakistan shall be Conditions of

eligible to hold any office in the service of Pakistan; service of
persons in the
Provided that the President or, in relation to a Province, service of
Pakistan
the Governor, may authorize the temporary employment of a
person who is not a citizen of Pakistan;

Provided further that a person who is, immediately

before the Constitution Day, a servant of the Crown in Pakistan
shall not be disqualified from holding any office in the service of
Pakistan on the ground only that he is not a citizen of Pakistan.

(2) Except as expressly provided by the Constitution, the

appointment and conditions of service of persons in the service of
Pakistan may be regulated by Act of the appropriate legislature.

180.–Except as expressly provided by the Constitution–

(a) every person who is a member of a defence Tenure of

service, or of a civil service of the Federation, or of office of
an All-Pakistan Service, or holds any post persons
connected with defence, or a civil post in employed in
connection with the affairs of the Federation, shall public services
hold office during the pleasure of the President, and

(b) every person who is a member of a civil service of

a Province or holds any civil post in connection with
the affairs of a Province, other than a person
mentioned in paragraph (a) of this Article, shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Governor.

181.–(1) No person who is a member of a civil service of the Dismissal,

Federation or of a Province, or of an All-Pakistan Service, or disciplinary
holds a civil post in connection with the affairs of the Federation, matters, etc.
or of a Province, shall be dismissed or removed from service, or
reduced in rank, by an authority subordinate to that by which he
was appointed.
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(2) No such person as aforesaid shall be dismissed or

removed from service, or reduced in rank, until he has been
given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the
action proposed to be taken in regard to him:
Provided that this clause shall not apply–
(a) where a person is dismissed or removed from
service or reduced in rank on the ground of conduct
which has led to his conviction on a criminal charge;
or
(b) where an authority empowered to dismiss or remove
from service a person, or to reduce him in rank, is
satisfied that for some reason, to be recorded by that
authority, it is not reasonably practicable to give that
person an opportunity of showing cause; or
where the President or the Governor, as the case may
be, is satisfied, for reasons to be recorded by him, that in
the interest of the security of Pakistan or any part
thereof, it is not expedient to give to that person such an
opportunity.

Recruitment and 182.– Except as expressly provided by the Constitution or an Act
conditions of of the appropriate legislature, appointments to the civil services of,
service and civil posts in the service of, Pakistan shall be made–
(a) in the case of services of the Federation and posts
in connection with the affairs of the Federation, by
the President or such person as he may direct;
(b) in the case of services of a Province and posts in
connection with the affairs of a Province, by the
Governor of the Province, or such person as he
may direct.
(2) Except as expressly provided by the Constitution, or
an Act of the appropriate legislature, the conditions of service of
persons serving in a civil capacity shall, subject to the provisions of
this Article, be such as may be prescribed–
(a) in the case of persons serving in connection with
the affairs of the Federal, by rules made by the
President, or by some person authorized by the
President to make rules for the purpose;


For the Pakistan Military Lands and Cantonments Service (Class I) Probation, Training and
Seniority Rules, 1956, see Gazette of Pakistan, 1956, Extraordinary, pp. 1153-1164.

For the Karachi Excise Subordinate Service Recruitment Rules, see Gaz. of P., 1956,
Pt. VI, pp 67 & 168.
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(b) in the case of persons serving in connection with

the affairs of a Province, by rules made by the
Governor of the Province, or by some person
authorized by the Governor to make rules for the
purpose;

Provided that it shall not be necessary to make rules

regulating the conditions of service of persons employed
temporarily on the condition that their employment may be
terminated on one month’s notice or less; and nothing in this
clause shall be construed as requiring the rules regulating the
conditions of service of any class of persons to extend to any
matter which appears to the rule-making authority to be a matter
not suitable for regulation by rule in the case of that class:

Provided further that no such Act as is referred to in this

clause shall contain anything inconsistent with the provisions of
clause (3).

(3) The rules under clause (2) shall be so framed as to

secure–

(a) that the tenure and conditions of service of any

person to whom this Article applies shall not be
varied to his disadvantage; and

(b) that every such person shall have at least one

appeal against any order which–

(i) punishes or formally censures him; or

(ii) alters or interprets to his disadvantage any

rule affecting his conditions of service; or

(iii) terminates his employment otherwise than upon

his reaching the age fixed for superannuation:

Provided that when any such order is the order of the

President or the Governor, the person affected shall have no
right of appeal, but may apply for review of that order.


Rules for the grant of anticipatory pension, see Gazette of West Pakistan, 1956, Pt. I,
pp. 509-515.
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All Pakistan 183.–(1) In the Constitution “All Pakistan Services” means the
Services. services common to the Federation and the Provinces which
were the All-Pakistan Services immediately before the
Constitution Day.

(2) Parliament shall have exclusive power to make

laws with respect to the All-Pakistan Services.

(3) Articles 182 and 188 shall apply to the All-Pakistan

Services as they apply to Services of the Federation.

(4) No member of an All-Pakistan Service shall be

transferred to a Province to serve in connection with the affairs of
that Province, or be transferred from that Province, except by
order of the President made after consultation with the Governor
of that Province.
(5) While a member of an All-Pakistan Service is
serving in connection with the affairs of a Province, his promotion
and transfer within that Province, and the initiation of any
disciplinary proceedings against him in relation to his conduct in
that Province, shall take place by order of the Governor of that
Province.
(Annex – II)

1.3 Extracts from the Constitution of

the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, 1962

THE SERVICES OF PAKISTAN

CHAPTER I. – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, ETC.

Terms and 174.–Subject to this Constitution, the appointment of persons to,

conditions of
and the terms and conditions of service of persons in, the service of
service to be
regulated by Pakistan may be regulated by law.
law.
Persons in 175.–A person who is not a citizen of Pakistan shall not, except
Public service as provided in clause (2) of this Article, be eligible to hold any
to be citizens
office in the service of Pakistan.

(2) A person who, immediately before the commencing

day, was in the service of Pakistan shall not be disqualified from
continuing in the service of Pakistan by reason only that he is not
a citizen of Pakistan.
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176.–Subject to this Constitution– Tenure of

office of
(a) a person who is a member of an All-Pakistan persons in
Service, of any of the Defence Services of Pakistan service, etc.
or of a civil service of the Centre, or who holds a
post connected with defence or a civil post in
connection with the affairs of the Centre, shall hold
office during the pleasure of the President; and
(b) a person who is a member of a civil service of a
Province, or who, except as a member of an All-
Pakistan Service, holds a civil post in connection
with the affairs of a Province, shall hold office
during the pleasure of the Governor of the
Province.
177.–(1) Subject to this Constitution, a person who is a member of Removal from
an All-Pakistan Service or of a civil service of the Centre or of a office, etc.
Province, or who holds a civil post in connection with the affairs of
the Centre or of a Province–
(a) shall not be dismissed or removed from service, or
reduced in rank, by an authority subordinate to that
by which he was appointed unless that subordinate
authority has been expressly empowered to do so
by an authority not so subordinate; and

(b) subject to clause (2) of this Article, shall not be

dismissed or removed from service, or be reduced
in rank, unless he has been given a reasonable
opportunity of showing cause against the action
proposed to be taken with respect to him.

(2) Paragraph (b) of clause (1) of this Article shall not

apply–
(a) where a person is dismissed or removed from
service, or reduced in rank, on the ground of
conduct which has led to his conviction, entailing
imprisonment, on a criminal charge; or
(b) where an authority empowered to dismiss or
remove a person from service, or to reduce a person in
rank, considers that, in the circumstances of the case, it
is not practicable to give to the person an opportunity of
showing cause or that it would be prejudicial to the
security of Pakistan for the person to be given such an
opportunity.
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Appointments to 178.–(1) Subject to this Constitution and Law –

civil posts, etc.
(a) appointments to an All-Pakistan Service or to a civil
service of the Centre, or to a civil post in connection
with the affairs of the Centre, shall be made by the
President or a person authorized by the President
in that behalf; and
(b) appointments to a civil service of a Province, or to a
civil post in connection with the affairs of a
Province, shall be made by the Governor of the
Province or a person authorized by the Governor in
that behalf.

(2) Subject to this Constitution and law, the terms and

conditions of service of persons serving in a civil capacity in the
service of Pakistan (other than persons whose terms and
conditions of service are specified in this Constitution) shall be as
prescribed–
(a) in the case of a person who is a member of an All-
Pakistan Service or who is serving in connection
with the affairs of the Centre – by rules made by the
President or by a person authorized by the
President in that behalf; and
(b) in the case of a person (not being a member of an
All-Pakistan Service) who is serving in connection
with the affairs of a Province – by rules made by the
Governor of the Province or by a person authorized
by the Governor in that behalf.

(3) Rules made for the purposes of clause (2) of this

Article shall be so framed as to ensure –

(a) that the terms and conditions of service of a person

(in so far as those terms and conditions relate to
remuneration or age fixed for superannuation) are
not varied to his disadvantage; and

(b) that where an order is made which–

(i) punishes or formally censures a person;

(ii) alters or interprets to the disadvantage of a

person any rule affecting his terms or
conditions of service; or

(iii) terminates the employment of a person

otherwise upon his reaching the age fixed for
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superannuation, he shall, except where the order is made by the

President or a Governor, have at least one appeal against the
order and, where the order is made by the President or a
Governor, he shall have the right to apply to the President or the
Governor for a review of the order.
179.–(1) Subject to this Constitution and law, the President, in Temporary
relation to the affairs of the Centre, and the Governor of a employees
Province, in relation to the affairs of a Province, may authorize
the temporary employment of persons in the service of Pakistan
and may make rules for regulating such temporary employment.
(2) The preceding Articles of this Chapter (other than
Article 174) do not apply to or in relation to the temporary
employment of persons in the service of Pakistan.

(Annex – III)

1.4 Extracts from the Constitution of

the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, 1956

THE SERVICES OF PAKISTAN

CHAPTER I.– PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS

184.–(1) Subject to the provisions of this Article, there shall be a Public Service
Public Service Commission for the Federation, and a Public Commissions
Service Commission for each Province.
(2) The Public Service Commission for the Federation,
if requested so to do by the Governor of a Province, may, with
the approval of the President, exercise all or any of the functions
of the Public Service Commission of the Province.
(3) Where the Federal Public Service Commission is
exercising the functions of a Provincial Public Service Commission in
respect of any matter, references in the Constitution or in any Act to the
Provincial Public Service Commission shall, unless the context
otherwise requires, be construed, in relation to that matter, as
references to the Federal Public Service Commission.
185.–In the case of the Federal Public Service Commission the Composition
President, and in the case of a Provincial Public Service of Public
Commission the Governor, may by regulations determine– Service
Commissions
(a) the number of members of the Commission and
their conditions of service; and
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(b) the number of members of the staff of the

Commission and their conditions of service.

Appointment, 186.–(1) The Chairman and other members of a Public Service

etc., of Commission shall be appointed, in the case of the Federal Public
members of Service Commission by the President in his discretion, and in the
Public Service
case of a Provincial Public Service Commission by the Governor
Commissions
of the Province in his discretion.
(2) Not less than one half of the members of a Public
Service Commission shall be persons who have held office in the
service of Pakistan for not less than fifteen years.
Explanation.–for the purposes of this Article the service
of Pakistan shall be deemed to include the service of the Crown
in British India, and the service of the Crown in Pakistan before
the Constitution Day.

(3) The term of office of the Chairman and other

members of the Federal Public Service Commission and of a
Provincial Public Service Commission shall be five years.

(4) Any member of a Public Service Commission may

resign his office by writing under his hand addressed, in the case
of the Federal Public Service Commission to the President, and
in the case of a Provincial Public Service Commission to the
Governor.

(5) On ceasing to hold office–

(a) the Chairman of the Federal Public Service
Commission shall not be eligible for further
employment in the service of Pakistan;

(b) the Chairman of a Provincial Public Service

Commission shall be eligible for appointment as
Chairman or other member of the Federal Public
Service Commission, or as Chairman of another
Provincial Public Service Commission, but shall not
be eligible for any other employment in the service
of Pakistan; and

(c) a member of a Public Service Commission, other

than the Chairman thereof, shall be eligible for
appointment as Chairman or other member of any
Public Service Commission other than that on which
he has already served, but shall not be eligible for any
other employment in the service of Pakistan:
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Provided that a person who is a member of a Public

Service Commission may be appointed as Chairman of that
Commission for the unexpired term of his office.

187.– (1) A member of a Public Service Commission shall not be Removal of the
removed from office except on the ground of misbehaviour or members of
infirmity of mind or body. Public Service
Commissions

(2) A member of the Federal Public Service

Commission shall not be removed from office except in the
manner applicable to a Judge of a High Court.

(3) A member of a Provincial Public Service

Commission shall not be removed from office except by an order
of the Governor of the Province made in a case where the
Supreme Court, on reference having been made to it by the
Governor, has reported that the member ought to be removed on a
ground such as is mentioned in clause (1).

188.– (1) It shall be the duty of the Federal Public Service Functions of
Commission and a Provincial Public Service Commission to Public Service
conduct examinations for appointment to the services and posts Commissions
connected with the affairs of the Federation, or the Province, as the
case may be.

(2) The President, in respect of services and posts in

connection with the affairs of the Federation, and the Governor of a
Province, in respect of services and posts in connection with the
affairs of the Province, may make regulations specifying the
matters in which generally or in any particular class of case, or in
any particular circumstances, it shall not be necessary for a Public
Service Commission to be consulted; but, subject to such
regulations the appropriate Public Service Commission shall be
consulted–

(a) on all matters relating to methods of recruitment to

civil services and posts, and qualifications of
candidates for such services and posts;

(b) on the principles to be followed in making

appointments to civil services and posts and in
making promotions and transfers from one service
to another, and on the suitability of candidates for
such appointments, promotions or transfers;
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(c) on all disciplinary matters affecting a person in the

service of the Federal or a Provincial Government in
a civil capacity, including compulsory retirement
whether for disciplinary reasons or otherwise, and
memorials or petitions relating to such matters;

(d) on any claim by or in respect of a person who is

serving or has served under the Federal or a
Provincial Government in a civil capacity that any
costs incurred by him in defending any legal
proceedings instituted against him in respect of acts
done or purported to be done in the execution of his
duty should be paid out of the Federal Consolidated
Fund or the Provincial Consolidated Fund, as the case
may be;

(e) on any proposal to withhold a special or additional

pension or to reduce an ordinary pension; and

(f) on any claim for the award of a pension or

allowance in respect of injuries sustained while
serving under the Federal or a Provincial
Government in a civil capacity, and any question as
to the amount of any such award;

and it shall be the duty of the Public Service

Commission to advise on any matter so referred to
them, and on any other matter which the President
or the Governor, as the case may be, may refer to
the Commission.

(3) Where under the Constitution or any law, rules are

made for regulating the appointment or conditions of service of
persons in the service of Pakistan, but not under the control of
the Federal Government or a Provincial Government, such rules
may provide for consultation with the appropriate Public Service
Commission; and, subject to any express provision of the
Constitution or of the said law, clause (2) shall apply mutatis
mutandis.

Power to 189.–An Act of Parliament may provide for the exercise of

extend additional functions by the Federal Public Service Commission,
functions of and an Act of a Provincial Legislature may provide for the
Public Service
Commissions
exercise of additional functions by the Provincial Public Service
Commission.
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190.–(1) It shall be the duty of the Federal Public Service Reports of

Commission to present to the President annually a report on the Public Service
Commissions
work done by the Commission, and the President shall cause a
copy of the report to be laid before the National Assembly; and it
shall be the duty of each Provincial Public Service Commission to
present to the Governor annually a report on the work done by
the Commission, and the Governor shall cause a copy of the
report to be laid before the Provincial Assembly.

(2) The report shall be accompanied by a memorandum

setting out –

(a) the cases, if any, in which the advice of the

Commission was not accepted and the reasons
therefor;
(b) the matters, if any, on which the Commission ought
to have been consulted, but was not consulted, and
the reasons therefor.
(Annex – IV)
1.5 Extracts from the Constitution of
the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, 1962

THE SERVICES OF PAKISTAN

CHAPTER 2.– PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS

180.–There shall be a Central Public Service Commission for the Public Service
Centre, and a Provincial Public Service Commission for each Commissions
Province.
181.–In the case of the Central Public Service Commission, the Composition
President, and in the case of a Provincial Public Service of Public
Commission, the Governor of the Province concerned, may by Service
Order determine:– Commissions

(a) the number of members of the Commission; and

(b) the number of members of the staff of the

Commission and their terms and conditions of
service.

182.–The members of the Central Public Service Commission Appointment,

shall be appointed by the President, and the members of a etc., of
Provincial Public Service Commission shall be appointed by the members of
Public Service
Governor of the Province concerned.
Commissions
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(2) The terms and conditions of service of a member of

the Central Public Service Commission shall be determined by
Act of the Central Legislature or, until so determined, by the
President, and the terms and conditions of service of a member
of a Provincial Public Service Commission shall be determined
by Act of the Legislature of the Province concerned or, until so
determined, by the Governor of the Province.

(3) Not less than one-half of the members of a

Commission shall be persons who are at the time of
appointment, or who have been at some time before
appointment, in the service of Pakistan.

(4) Where a person appointed as member of a

Commission was, immediately before his appointment, in the
service of Pakistan, his rights as a person in the service of
Pakistan shall not, subject to his appointment and service as
such a member, be affected.

Oath of 183.–(1) Before entering upon his office, a member of a

Office Commission shall make an oath in such form set out in the First
Schedule as is applicable to his office.

(2) The oath shall be made:–

(a) in the case of a member of the Central Public
Service Commission – before the Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court; and
(b) in the case of a member of a Provincial Public
Service Commission – before the Chief Justice of
the High Court of the Province concerned.

Term of 184.–(1) A member of a Commission shall, subject to this Article,

Office hold office for a term of three years from the date on which he
enters upon his office.
(2) A member of a Commission shall not be removed
from office except in the manner prescribed in clauses (5) and
(6) of Article 128 for the removal from office of a Judge, and in
the application of those clauses for the purposes of this clause,
any reference in those clauses to a Judge shall be read as a
reference to a member of the Commission.

(3) A member of a Commission may resign his office by

writing under his hand addressed:-
(a) in the case of a Central Public Service Commission
–to the President; and
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(b) in the case of a Provincial Public Service

Commission–to the Governor of the Province
concerned.
185.–(1) The functions of the Central Public Service Commission Functions of
shall be :– Central Public
Service
(a) to conduct tests and examinations for the selection Commission
of suitable persons for appointment to the All
Pakistan Services, the civil services of the Centre
and civil posts connected with the affairs of the
Centre;
(b) to advise the President on any matter on which the
Commission is consulted under clause (2) of this
Article or which is referred to the Commission by the
President; and

(c) such other functions as may be prescribed by law.

(2) Except to the extent that the President, after

consulting the Commission, may provide otherwise by Order, the
President shall, in relation to the All-Pakistan Services, the civil
services of the Centre and civil posts connected with the affairs of
the Centre, consult the Central Public Service Commission with
respect to–

(a) matters relating to qualifications for, and methods of

recruitment to, services and posts;
(b) the principles on which appointments and
promotions should be made;

(c) the principles on which persons belonging to one

service should be transferred to another;
(d) matters affecting terms and conditions of service
and proposals adversely affecting pension rights;
and

(e) disciplinary matters.

186.–(1) The functions of a Provincial Public Service Functions of
Commission shall be– Provincial
Public Service
(a) to conduct tests and examinations for the selection Commission
of suitable persons for appointment to the civil
services of the Province concerned and civil posts
connected with the affairs of the Province;
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(b) to advise the Governor of the Province on any

matter on which the Commission is consulted
under clause (2) of this Article or which is referred
to the Commission by the Governor; and

(c) such other functions as may be prescribed by law.

(2) Except to the extent that the Governor of a

Province, after consulting the Public Service Commission of the
Province, may provide otherwise by Order, the Governor shall, in
relation to the civil services of the Province and civil posts
connected with the affairs of the Province, consult the
Commission with respect to–

(a) matters relating to qualifications for, and methods

of recruitment to, services and posts;

(b) the principles on which appointments and promoti-

ons should be made;

(c) the principles on which persons belonging to one

service should be transferred to another;

(d) matters affecting terms and conditions of service

and proposals adversely affecting pension rights;
and

(e) disciplinary matters.

Reference by 187.–The Governor of a Province may, with the approval of the

Province to President, refer to the Central Public Service Commission a
the Central
matter relating to the services of the Province or posts connected
Commission
with the affairs of the Province.

Commission to 188.–Where the President or a Governor does not accept the

be advised advice of a Commission, he shall inform the Commission
when advice not
accordingly.
acceptable.

Annual Report 189.–(1) Each Commission shall, not later than the fifteenth day
of January in each year, prepare a report on its activities during
the year ending on the previous thirty-first day of December and
submit the report –

(a) in the case of the Central Public Service

Commission– to the President; and

(b) in the case of the Public Service Commission of a

Province–to the Governor of the Province.
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(2) The report shall be accompanied by a

memorandum setting out, so far as is known to the Commission–

(a) the cases, if any, in which its advice was not

accepted, and the reasons why the advice was not
accepted; and
(b) the cases where the Commission ought to have
been consulted but was not consulted, and the
reasons why it was not consulted.

(3) The President or the Governor, as the case may be,

shall cause the report and memorandum to be laid before the
National Assembly or the Provincial Assembly, as the case
requires, at the first meeting of the Assembly held after the thirty-
first day of January in the year in which the report was submitted.

190.–In this Chapter, “Commission” means the Central Public Definition

Service Commission or a Provincial Public Service Commission.

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
Civil Servants Act, 1973 (Act No. LXXI of 1973)
An Act to regulate the appointment of persons to, and the
terms and conditions of service of persons in, the service of
Pakistan.

W HEREAS it is expedient to regulate by law, the

appointment of persons to, and the terms and conditions of
service of persons in, the service of Pakistan, and to provide for
matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto;

It is hereby enacted as follows:-

1. Short title, application and commencement.– (1) This

Act may be called the Civil Servants Act, 1973.
(2) It applies to all civil servants wherever they may be.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
CHAPTER I. – PRELIMINARY

2. Definitions.–(1) In this Act, unless there is

anything repugnant in the subject or context,–


The Act received assent of the President on the 26th September, 1973 and was published in the
Gazette of Pakistan, Extra Part I, September, 29, 1973.
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(a) "ad hoc appointment" means appointment of a duly qualified person

made otherwise than in accordance with the prescribed method of
recruitment, pending recruitment in accordance with such method;

(b) "civil servant" means a person who is a member of an All Pakistan

Service or of a civil service of the Federation, or who holds a civil
post in connection with the affairs of the Federation, including any such
post connected with defence, but does not include–

(i) a person who is on deputation to the Federation from any

Province or other authority;

(ii) a person who is employed on contract, or on work-charged

basis or who is paid from contingencies; or

(iii) a person who is a "worker" or "workman" as defined in the

Factories Act, 1934 (XXV of 1934), or the Workman's
Compensation Act, 1923 (VIII of 1923);

(c) "initial appointment" means appointment made otherwise than by

promotion or transfer;

(d) "pay" means the amount drawn monthly by a civil servant as pay
and includes technical pay, special pay, personal pay and other
emoluments declared by the prescribed authority to be pay;

(e) "permanent post" means a post sanctioned without limit of time;

(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;

(g) "rules" 'means rules made or deemed to have been made under
this Act;

(h) "selection authority" means the Federal Public Service Commission,

a departmental selection board, departmental selection committee or
other authority or body on the recommendation of, or in consultation
with which any appointment or promotion, as may be prescribed, is
made; and

(i) "temporary post" means a post other than a permanent post.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, an appointment, whether by promotion

or otherwise, shall be deemed to have been made on regular basis if it is made in the
prescribed manner.
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CHAPTER II.– TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF CIVIL SERVANTS

3. Terms and conditions.– [(i)] The terms and conditions of a civil

servant shall be as provided in this Act and the rules.

[(ii) The terms and conditions of service of any person to whom this Act
applies shall not be varied to his disadvantage].
4. Tenure of office of civil servants.– Every civil servant shall hold
office during the pleasure of the President.
5. Appointments.– Appointments to an All-Pakistan Service or to a
civil service of the Federation or to a civil post in connection with the affairs of the
Federation, including any civil post connected with defence, shall be made in the
prescribed manner by the President or by a person authorised by the President in
that behalf.
6. Probation.– (1) An initial appointment to a service or post referred
to in section 5, not being an ad hoc appointment, shall be on probation as may be
prescribed.
(2) Any appointment of a civil servant by promotion or transfer to a
service or post may also be made on probation as may be prescribed.
Where, in respect of any service or post, the satisfactory completion of
probation includes the passing of a prescribed examination, test or course or
successful completion of any training, a person appointed on probation to such
service or post who, before the expiry of the original or extended period of his
probation, has failed to pass such examination or test or to successfully complete
course or the training shall, except as may be prescribed otherwise,-
(a) if he was appointed to such service or post by initial recruitment, be,
discharged; or
(b) if he was appointed to such service or post by promotion or transfer,
be reverted to the service or post from which he was promoted or
transferred and against which he holds a lien or, if there be no such
service or post, be discharged:

Provided that, in the case of initial appointment to a service or

post, a civil servant shall not be deemed to have completed his period
of probation satisfactorily until his character and antecedents have been
verified as satisfactory in the opinion of the appointing authority.

7. Confirmation.– (1) A person appointed on probation shall, on

satisfactory completion of his probation, be eligible for confirmation in a service
or, as the case may be, a post as may be prescribed.


Re-numbered and added vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Act V of 1996, s.2, dated 17-3-1996.
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(2) A civil servant promoted to a post [ ** ] on regular basis shall be

eligible for confirmation after rendering satisfactory service for the period prescribed
for confirmation therein.

(3) There shall be no confirmation against any temporary post.

(4) A civil servant who, during the period of his service, was eligible to
be confirmed in any service or against any post retires from service before being
confirmed shall not, merely by reason of such retirement, be refused confirmation in
such service or post or any benefits accruing therefrom.

(5) Confirmation of a civil servant in a service or post shall take effect

from the date of occurrence of permanent vacancy in that service or post or from
the date of continuous officiation, in such service or post, whichever is later.

8. Seniority.–(1) For proper administration of a service, cadre or *[post]

the appointing authority shall cause a seniority list of the members for the time being of
such service, cadre or *[post] to be prepared, but nothing herein contained shall be
construed to confer any vested right to a particular seniority in such service, cadre or
*[post], as the case may be.

(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the seniority of a civil

servant shall be reckoned in relation to other civil servants belonging to the same
*[service or cadre] whether serving in the same department or office or not, as
may be prescribed.

(3) Seniority on initial appointment to a service, cadre or post shall be

determined as may be prescribed.

(4) Seniority in *[a post, service or cadre] to which a civil servant is

promoted shall take effect from the date of regular appointment to that post:

Provided that civil servants who are selected for promotion to a

higher *[post] in one batch shall, on their promotion to the higher *[post],
retain their inter se seniority as in the lower *[post].

9. Promotion.–(1) A civil servant possessing such minimum

qualifications as may be prescribed shall be eligible for promotion to a *[higher]
post for the time being reserved under the rules for departmental promotion in

[ ] the service or cadre to which he belongs [:]


The words "or Grade" omitted and subs vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No.III
of 1984 (w.e.f.1-7-1983).

Omitted vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. III of 1984, s.4, (w.e.1. 1-7-1983).

Subs. vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. XXXIIl of 2001, dated 4-8-2001.
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*
["Provided that the posts of–

(a) Additional Secretary and Senior Joint Secretary may, in the public
interest, be filled by promotion from amongst officers of regularly
constituted Occupational Groups and services holding, on regular
basis, posts in Basic Pay Scale 20; and

(b) Secretary may, in the public interest, be filled by, promotion from
amongst officers of regularly constituted Occupational Groups and
services holding, on regular basis, posts in Basic Pay Scale 21;

In such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.]

(2) A post referred to in sub-section (1) may either be a selection post or

a non selection post to which promotions shall be made as may be prescribed–

(a) in the case of a selection post, on the basis of selection on merit;

and

(b) in the case of a non-selection post, on the basis of seniority-cum-

fitness.
**
[(3) Promotion to posts in basic pay scales 20 and 21 and equivalent
shall be made on the recommendations of a Selection Board which shall be headed
by the Chairman, Federal Public Service Commission].

10. Posting and transfer.- Every civil servant shall be liable to serve
any where within or outside Pakistan, in any ***[equivalent or higher] post under the
Federal Government, or any Provincial Government or local authority, or a corporation
or body set up or established by any such Government:

Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to a civil

servant recruited specifically to serve in a particular area or region:

Provided further that, where a civil servant is required to serve

in a post outside his service or cadre, his terms and conditions of
service as to his pay shall not be less favourable than those to
which he would have been entitled if he had not been so required to
serve.

* Added vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. XXXIIl of 2001, dated 4-8-2001.
** Added vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. XLIII of 2000, dated 6-7-2000.
*** Ins. vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Act V of 1996, s.3, dated 17-3-1996.
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11. Termination of Service.– (1) The service of a civil servant may be

terminated without notice–

(i) during the initial or extended period of his probation:

Provided that, where such civil servant is appointed by

promotion on probation or, as the case may be, is transferred from
one [service], cadre or post to another *[service] cadre or post, his
service shall not be so terminated so long as he holds a lien against
his former post in such *[service] cadre or post but he shall be
reverted to his former *[service], cadre or post as the case may be;

(ii) on the expiry of the initial or extended period of his employment; or

(iii) if the appointment is made ad hoc terminable on the appointment of

a person on the recommendation of the selection authority, on the
appointment of such person.

(2) Where, on the abolition of a post or reduction in the number of

posts in a cadre or *[service] the services of a civil servant are required to be
terminated, the person whose services are terminated shall ordinarily be the one
who is the most junior in such cadre or *[service].

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1), but subject to the

provisions of sub-section (2), the service of a civil servant in temporary
employment or appointed ad hoc shall be liable to termination on fourteen days'
notice or pay in lieu thereof.
**
[11-A. Absorption of civil servants rendered surplus.–Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Act, the rules, agreement, contract or the terms and
conditions of service, a civil servant who is rendered surplus as a result of re-
organization or abolition of a Division, department, office or abolition of a post in
pursuance of any Government decision may be appointed to a post, carrying basic
pay scale equal to the post held by him before such appointment, if he possesses the
qualifications and fulfils other conditions applicable to that post:

Provided that where no equivalent post is available he may be

offered a lower post in such manner, and subject to such conditions, as
may be prescribed and where such civil servant is appointed to a lower
post the pay being drawn by him in the higher post immediately preceding
his appointment to a lower post shall remain protected].


Subs. vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. III of 1984 (w.e.f. 1-7-1983).
**Inserted vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. XX of 2001.
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*[11-B. (1) Where it is brought to the notice of the appointing authority

that appointment of a person to a civil post was made without observing the
prescribed procedure or without fulfilling the prescribed qualification, experience
and age limit, it may send a reference to the Federal Public Service Commission
for determination whether he is fit to hold the post to which he was appointed and,
if not, whether he is fit to hold any other post compatible with his qualification and
experience.

(2) On receipt of the advice of the Federal Public Service Commission on

a reference made under sub-section (1), the appointing authority may pass such order of
appointment or termination of service as may be considered by it to be just and
equitable:

Provided that if it is proposed to pass order of termination of

service in the light of the advice of the Commission, a reasonable
opportunity of showing cause against the order of termination, shall be
provided.

(3) Where an order of appointment is made on the advice of the

Commission, it shall be treated as a case of fresh appointment and seniority of such
an appointee shall be determined in accordance with the Civil Servants (Seniority)
Rules, 1993].

12. **[Reversion to a lower post etc.– (1) A civil servant appointed to a

higher post on ad hoc, temporary or officiating basis shall be liable to reversion to
his lower post.

(2) No civil servant shall be dismissed or removed from service or

reduced in rank by an authority subordinate to that by which he was appointed.

(3) No such civil servant as aforesaid shall be dismissed or removed

from service, or reduced in rank, until he has been given a reasonable opportunity
of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken against him:

Provided that this sub-section shall not apply:–

(i) Where a civil servant is dismissed or removed from service or

reduced in rank on the ground of conduct which has led to his
conviction on a criminal charge; or

(ii) Where the President or any person authorised by him under the
rules is satisfied, for reasons to be recorded in writing, that in the
interest of the security of Pakistan or any part thereof, it is not
expedient to give to that civil servant such an opportunity].

* Added vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. CXXX of 2002 promulgated on 13.11.2002.
** Subs. vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Act V of 1996, s.4, dated 17-3-1996.
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12-A. [Certain persons to be liable to removal, etc. Notwithstanding

anything contained in this Act or in the terms and conditions of a civil servant
appointed or promoted during the period from the first day of January, 1972, to
the fifth day of July, 1977, the President or a person authorised by him in this
behalf may,–

(a) without notice, remove such a civil servant from service or revert
him to his lower post [ * * ] as the case may be, on such date as
the President or, as the case may be, the person so authorised
may, in the public interest, direct; or

(b) in a case where the appointment or promotion of such a civil

servant is found by the President or, as the case may be, the
person so authorised to suffer from a deficiency in the minimum
length of service prescribed for promotion or appointment to the
higher grade, direct, without notice, that seniority in such case shall
count from the date the civil servant completes the minimum length
of service in such appointment or promotion, as the case may be].
***
13. [Retirement from service.–(1) A civil servant shall retire from
service–

(i) on such date after he has completed @[twenty] years of service

qualifying for pension or other retirement benefits as the competent
authority may, in public interest, direct; or

(ii) where no direction is given under clause (i), on the completion of

the sixtieth year of his age.

(2) No direction under clause (i) of sub-section (1) shall be made until
the civil servant has been informed in writing of the grounds on which it is
proposed to make the direction, and has been given a reasonable opportunity of
showing cause against the said direction.

Explanation: In this Section, "competent authority" means the appointing

authority prescribed in rule 6 of the Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and
Transfer) Rules, 1973].


Subs. vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. XXXIV of 1980.
Note.- Persons whose service has been terminated under section 12-A of the Civil Servants
Act, 1973 are not disqualified from future employment under Government vide Estt. Division O.M.
No. 4/9/78-Rev. l, dated 22-1-1984.

The words “or Grade" omitted vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No.III of 1984.
*** Subs. vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. XX of 2000, dated 1-6-2000.
@ Subs. vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. XXXIV of 2001, promulgated on 4-8-2001.
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14. Employment after retirement.–(1) A retired civil servant shall not

be re-employed under the Federal Government, unless such re-employment is
necessary in the public interest and is made with the prior approval of the
authority next above the appointing authority:

Provided that, where the appointing authority is the President, such

re-employment may be ordered with the approval of the President.

(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the ex-

Government Servants (Employment with Foreign Governments) (Prohibition) Act,
1966 (XII of 1966), a civil servant may, during leave preparatory to retirement, or
after retirement from Government service, seek any private employment:

Provided that, where employment is sought by a civil servant while

on leave preparatory to retirement or within two years of the date of his
retirement, he shall obtain the prior approval of the prescribed authority.

15. Conduct.– The conduct of a civil servant shall be regulated by rules

made, or instructions issued, by Government or a prescribed authority, whether
generally or in respect of a specified group or class of civil servants.

16. Efficiency and discipline.– A civil servant shall be liable to

prescribed disciplinary action and penalties in accordance with the prescribed
procedure.

17. Pay.– A civil servant appointed to a post [ * * ] shall be entitled, in

accordance with the rules, to the pay sanctioned for such post *[ * * ] :

Provided that, when the appointment is made on a current charge

basis or by way of additional charge, his pay shall be fixed in the
prescribed manner:

Provided further that where a civil servant has under an order which is later set
aside, been dismissed or removed from service or reduced in rank, he shall, on
the setting aside of such order, be entitled to such arrears of pay as the authority
setting aside such order may determine.

18. Leave.– A civil servant shall be allowed leave in accordance with

the leave rules applicable to him, provided that the grant of leave will depend on
the exigencies of service and be at the discretion of the competent authority.

19. Pension and Gratuity.– (1) On retirement from service, a civil

servant shall be entitled to receive such pension or gratuity as may be prescribed.


The words "or Grade" Omitted vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. llI of 1984,
w.e.f. 1-7-1983.
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(2) In the event of the death of a civil servant, whether before or after
retirement, his family shall be entitled to receive such pension, or gratuity, or both, as
may be prescribed.

(3) No pension shall be admissible to a civil servant who is dismissed

or removed from service for reasons of discipline, but Government may sanction
compassionate allowance to such a civil servant, not exceeding two-thirds of the
pension or gratuity which would have been admissible to him had he been
invalided from service on the date of such dismissal or removal.

(4) If the determination of the amount of pension or gratuity admissible

to a civil servant is delayed beyond one month of the date of his retirement or
death, he or his family, as the case may be, shall be paid provisionally such
anticipatory pension or gratuity as may be determined by the prescribed authority,
according to the length of service of the civil servant which qualifies for pension or
gratuity; and any over payment consequent on such provisional payment shall be
adjusted against the amount of pension or gratuity finally determined as payable
to such civil servant or his family.

20. Provident Fund.– (1) Before the expiry of the third month of every
financial year, the accounts officer or other officer required to maintain provident
fund accounts shall furnish to every civil servant subscribing to a provident fund
the account of which he is required to maintain a statement under his hand
showing the subscriptions to, including the interests accruing thereon, if any, and
withdrawals or advances from his provident fund during the preceding financial
year.

(2) Where any subscription made by a civil servant to his provident

fund has not been shown or credited in the account by the accounts or other
officer required to maintain such account, such subscription shall be credited to
the account of the civil servant on the basis of such evidence as may be
prescribed.

21. Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance.– AII civil servants and
their families shall be entitled to the benefits admissible under the Federal
Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Act, 1969 (II of 1969), and the
rules made thereunder.

22. Right of appeal or representation.– (1) Where a right to prefer an

appeal or apply for review in respect of any order relating to the terms and
conditions of his service is provided to a civil servant under any rules applicable to
him, such appeal or application shall, except as may be otherwise prescribed be
made within thirty days of the date of such order.
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(2) Where no provision for appeal or review exists under the rules in
respect of any order or class of orders, a civil servant aggrieved by any such
order may, within thirty days of the communication to him of such order, make a
representation against it, to the authority next above the authority which made the
order:

Provided that no representation shall lie on matters relating to the

determination of fitness of a person to hold a particular post or to be
promoted to a higher post or grade.

CHAPTER III.--MISCELLANEOUS

23. Saving.– Nothing in this Act or in any rule shall be construed to limit or
abridge the power of the President to deal with the case of any civil servant in such
manner as may appear to him to be just and equitable:

Provided that, where this Act or any rule is applicable to the case of
a civil servant, the case shall not be dealt with in any manner less
favourable to him than that provided by this Act or such rule.

[23A. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall
lie against a civil servant for anything done in his official capacity which is in good
faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules, instructions or
directions made or issued thereunder.

23B. Jurisdiction barred.– Save as provided under this Act and the
Service Tribunals Act, 1973 (LXX of 1973), or the rules made thereunder, no
order made or proceedings taken under this Act, or the rules, made thereunder
by the President or any officer authorized by him shall be called in question in
any Court and no injunction shall be granted by any Court in respect of any
decision made, or proceedings taken in pursuance of any power conferred by, or
under, this Act or the rules made thereunder].

24. Removal of difficulties.– If any difficulty arises in giving effect to

any of the provisions of this Act, the President may make such order, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to him to be necessary
for the purpose of removing the difficulty:

Provided that no such power shall be exercised after the expiry of

one year from the coming into force of this Act.


Added vide Civil Servants (Amendment) Ordinance No. LXI of 2001 dated 7-11-2001.
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CHAPTER IV.– RULES

25. Rules.– (1) The President or any person authorised by the

President in this behalf, may make such rules as appear to him to be necessary
or expedient for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) Any rules, orders or instructions in respect of any terms and

conditions of service of civil servants duly made or issued by an authority
competent to make them and in force immediately before the commencement of
this Act shall, in so far as such rules, orders or instructions are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be rules made under this Act.

26. Repeal.– The Civil Servants Ordinance, 1973 (XIV of 1973), is

hereby repealed.

[Authority: The Act received assent of the President on the 26 th September, 1973 and was published
in the Gazette of Pakistan, Extra Part I, dated 29-9-1973]

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The Civil Servants (Validation of Rules) Ordinance, 2001

ORDINANCE NO. II OF 2001

AN
ORDINANCE

To validate certain rules made under the Civil Servants Act, 1973 and certain
actions taken thereunder–

WHEREAS it is expedient to validate certain rules made under the Civil Servants
Act, 1973 (LXXIII of 1973), for the purpose hereinafter appearing;

AND WHEREAS the National Assembly and the Senate stand suspended in
pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October 1999, and
the Provisional Constitution Order No. 1 of 1999;

AND W HEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which

render it necessary to take immediate action;

NOW , THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the

fourteenth day of October, 1999, and the Provisional Constitution Order No.1 of 1999,
read with the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order No.9 of 1999, and in
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exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:–

1. Short title and commencement.–(1) This Ordinance may be

called the Civil Servants (Validation of Rules) Ordinance, 2001.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Validation of certain rules.–(1) The Civil Servants Occupational

Groups and Services (Probation, Training and Seniority) Rules, 1990, the Civil
Servants (Seniority) Rules, 1993 and the Civil Servants (Confirmation) Rules, 1993
and all notifications amending the aforesaid Rules immediately before the
commencement of the Ordinance are hereby affirmed and shall be deemed always to
have been validly made.

(2) All orders made, proceedings taken, acts done, instructions issued,
powers exercised, appointments made thereunder by any authority which were
made, taken, done or purported to have been made, taken, done, issued, or
exercised immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance shall be
deemed to have been validly made, taken, done, issued or exercised and
deemed always to have had effect accordingly.

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*Annual Confidential Reports- Part of Terms and Conditions of Service

To be part of terms and conditions of service.– Annual Confidential

Reports held to be part of terms and conditions of service- Masood Ahmad Khan,
a Prosecuting Inspector of Police, was posted in Gujrat. The Superintendent of
Police of that district recorded the remarks in dispute in the *Annual Confidential
Report for the period 15th August, 1975 to 31st December, 1975. He filed an
appeal and, by its order dated 17th June, 1979, the Punjab Services Tribunal
expunged these remarks. Hence this petition for special leave to appeal.

2. It has been submitted before us that an appeal lies only against a
final order and that the remarks are not a final order in any case because they are
meant only to give opportunity to the persons to correct themselves. We find
absolutely no merit in this submission. The entries in the *Annual Confidential
Reports are a final order subject only to their expunction by a higher authority.

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3. It was also submitted that an appeal lies only against an order

pertaining to the terms and conditions of service and that an entry in the *Annual
Confidential Report does not fall within that category. We again do not see eye to
eye with the learned counsel on this point. *Annual Confidential Reports are very
much a part of the terms and conditions of the service of an employee. There are
positive instructions and rules on the basis of which these entries are made and
on the basis of which they can be expunged. It is not denied that they can be
made the basis for retiring a person from service. This petition has no merit and
is dismissed.

(c.f. 1981 Supreme Court Monthly Review 840)

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