Government of Pakistan, Cabinet Secretariat, Establishment Division issued a Notification on 10-07-2026 in connection with Clarification regarding Appointment under Medical Invalidation Policy. The details are as follows:
Clarification regarding Appointment under Medical Invalidation Policy
As per the Notification, the undersigned is directed to refer to the subject cited above and to stated that the subject policy has been examined in this division and it is stated that the pending cases of appointment, under O.M No.4/1/2005-CP-1 dated 13th April 2005, of spouse / one child of retired civil servants who were permanently disabled during service, where the right of such appointment had accrued on or before 17-10-2024 prior to the judgement of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the case CP. No 3390/2021 titled Muhammad Jalal Vs FoP on 18-10-2024 and the spouse/child had applied within one year after the retirement of a permanently disabled civil servant, may be processed for appointment in light of judgement of the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan in F.C.P.L.A Nos 508,591,346, 347, 348, 589, 267, 593, 130 and 353/2025 dated 27-02-2026 read with the legal opinion rendered vide Ministry of Law and Justice’s letter No F.1(199)/2025-AAG-1 dated 18th March, 2025, provided other conditions mentioned in the O.M dated 13th April, 2005 are fulfilled.
It is also added that in case of children who were minors at the time of announcement of the Supreme Court Judgement, the time limit of one year will start from the date he/she attains the age of 18 years. Their cases may therefore be processed accordingly.
This is good news for the family of the medically retired government employee. The employee who became medically unfit prior to 17-10-2014 and applied for the job of his family member as per the rule within one year, is eligible to get the job. If the family member is under 18 at that time, on attaining the age of 18 years he will have one year to apply.
