In May 2010, the Regulation Wing of the Finance Division of the government of Pakistan, in compliance with a judgement of the Federal Service Tribunal, issued a notification allowing usual annual increment to those BS 20 civil servants who were denied the increment after reaching the highest stage of Pay Scales 1994 on 30 November 2001 or before. Many civil servants, serving and retired, have benefited from FST judgement.
I was drawing maximum of BS 20 in November 1997; therefore, I was entitled to payment of annual increment with effect from 1 December 2001, in the light of Finance Division’s notification dated 26 May 2010.
AGPR Islamabad and the Accounts Branch of the National Police Academy have paid me my dues for the period 1 December 2001 to 14 December 2006, but the Accountant General Balochistan is reluctant to pay my dues for the period 15 December 2006 to 31 March 2008, the date of my superannuation. I have argued my case telephonically but to no avail.
I am residing in Islamabad and they are forcing me to visit Quetta to explain my claim. It would be not only bad economics to travel to Quetta to pursue the claim of Rs 16000 in the office of Accountant General but also unwise to visit Quetta in this unfriendly winter. My friends do not allow me to travel to Quetta in the prevailing law and order situation there.
I would request the Auditor General of Pakistan and Controller General Revenues to kindly intervene in the matter and direct AG Balochistan to settle my claim as soon as possible. The IG Police has already forwarded relevant papers to the AG office.
I would also request the President of Pakistan to expedite the appointment of the Federal Ombudsman so that misuse of powers by government functionaries doesn’t cross a limit.
ASGHAR MAHMOOD, Add IGP (retd)
Islamabad
