Punjab Ombudsman Javed Mehmood has ordered the provincial Finance Department to issue instructions to the Punjab Accountant General for paying double pension to the people above the age of 75.
Mehmood has also ordered restoration of commuted portion of pension with all increases deducted at the time of retirement.
Some pensioners, who had crossed the age of 75, submitted applications to the ombudsman that at the time of their retirement 50 percent of their gratuity was deducted as commutation for 15 years, which had not been paid. At this, Mehmood directed Ombudsman Office Consultant Wazir Ahmad Qureshi to inquire into the matter. He sought a reply from the provincial Finance Department and the Punjab Accountant General.
The Finance Department was told that the Supreme Court had issued clear-cut instructions, which the department had refused to follow and provide relief to pensioners.
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