Regarding Email to Secertary (MoiT) Ibd through ChatGPT on VSS-2008 non pensioners issue
Sent from Rawalpindi Pakistan via iPad
Email through ChatGPT
**To:** secretary@moitt.govt.pk
**CC:** care@ptet.com.pk
Dear Sir
I am writing to draw your urgent attention to the plight of over 25,000 non-pensioner VSS-retired employees of PTCL and their widows. These individuals have been subjected to severe injustice, as they were forcibly retired through the Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) in 2008 without being granted their rightful pensions, despite having served the required tenure.
Under Section 474 AA of the GSR, any government servant with ten or more years of qualified service is entitled to a pension upon retirement. However, PTCL's management unlawfully extended the required qualified service period from ten to twenty years, depriving thousands of employees of their rightful pensions. This action was a blatant violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by Clause 8 and Article 27 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
As affirmed by the Supreme Court in the Masood Bhatti case, while T&T employees working in PTCL may not be civil servants, the laws under Sections 3 to 22 of the Civil Servants Act 1973, concerning terms and conditions of service, still apply to them. Any violation of these terms by PTCL provides full recourse to the affected employees to approach the High Courts under Article 199 of the Constitution.
It is heartbreaking to see that today, these 25,000 pensioners, including thousands of widows, are living in extreme destitution, struggling to survive without the pensions they are legally entitled to. This injustice must be rectified immediately. I urge you to take prompt action to ensure that all non-pensioner VSS-retired employees are granted their due pensions according to the law.
I trust that you will give this matter the serious attention it deserves and take the necessary steps to correct this longstanding injustice.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Regards,
Muhammad Tariq Azhar
Retired General Manager (OPS) PTCL
Dated: 18th August 2024
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