Mst. Robina Shaheen (Petitioner) VS Federation of Pakistan & others (Respondent)

ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, KARACHI

Constitutional Petition No. D-4745 of 2025 (Mst. Robina Shaheen versus Federation of Pakistan & others) Constitutional Petition No. D-4746 of 2025 (Mst. Ishrat Bano versus Federation of Pakistan & others) Constitutional Petition No. D-4747 of 2025 (Mst. Shaheen Parveen versus Federation of Pakistan & others) Constitutional Petition No. D-4748 of 2025 (Nadeem Khaskheli versus Federation of Pakistan & others) Date Order with signature of Judge Mr. Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon Mr. Justice Abdul Mobeen Lakho

1.For order on office objection

2.For hearing of main case

Date of hearing and order: 20.1.2026

Chaudhry Sajjad Ali advocate for the petitioners in all petitions Ms. Mehreen Ibrahim, DAG Mr. Sajid Ali, Assistant Director (Legal), Pakistan Railways Adnan-ul-Karim Memon, J. The petitioners in the captioned petitions simply seek directions to the respondents to release amount according to Notification of Cabinet Secretariat, Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad in continuation of Notification OM dated 13.6.2006, OM dated 20.10.2014, OM dated 25.5.2015 for Assistance Package for Families of Government Employees as per its letter and spirit. They also seek directions to the respondents to release the amounted GP Fund / Lump sum amount / gratuity, cash payment in lieu of plot and Daughter Marriage Grant amount to the family of late Ashique Ali, deceased husband of the petitioner in C.P. No. D-4745/2025, family of late Noor Ahmed Hashmani, deceased husband of the petitioner in C.P. No. D-4746/2025, family of late Muhammad Yousuf, deceased husband of the petitioner in C.P. No. D-4747/2025 and family of late Khan Muhammad Khaskheli, deceased father of the petitioner in C.P. No. D-4748/2025.

2.Learned counsel for the respondent-Pakistan Railways has submitted that GP Fund, Gratuity, Family Pension have already been paid to the petitioners’ husband / father. Furthermore, the legal heir(s) is/are being received regular monthly pension from their respective bank accounts, which fact is also duly substantiated by the report of the Divisional Accounts Officer, which is attached alongwith compliance report. It is further submitted that the Prime Minister Assistance Package for the family of deceased employee does not form the part of the settlement service dues, rather it is an Incentive Scheme subject to the availability of funds, eligibility and priority/waiting list of the legal heirs, in this regard a demand letter was issued by the Ministry of Railway Board Islamabad

dated 07th October 2025 to the Special Secretary Prime Minister Office Islamabad for seeking allocation of funds of Rs.8.190 Billion under the relevant Head of Account of PM Assistance Package and DS Karachi has also issued a demand letter to the Deputy General Manager, Pakistan Railways Headquarter Office Lahore, however, response and release of funds are still awaited.

3.Today, learned counsel for the petitioners has drawn attention of this Court towards order dated 29.5.2025 passed by this Court in Constitutional Petition No. D-5020 of 2021, whereby the grievance of the petitioner in that petition was about to payment in lieu of the plot against Prime Minister Assistance Package, which has already been prepared and submitted to the concerned office.

4.These petitions need to be disposed of in terms that if the petitioners are found to be entitled for the Assistance Package, the competent authority shall re- consider their decision and passing a speaking order after hearing the parties concerned within sixty (60) days.

5.These petitions stand disposed of in the above terms alongwith pending application(s), if any.

Office to place a copy of this order in the connected petitions.

JUDGE

JUDGE

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