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PAKISTAN ARMED SERVICES BOARD (PASB)

1. Introduction. Pakistan Armed Services Board (PASB) is an

attached department of Ministry of Defence with Secretariat at Rawalpindi
and Directorates in all Provincial Capitals, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad
Kashmir. It also has sixty one District Armed Services Boards.

2. Mission Statement. To ensure welfare, rehabilitation and re-

settlement of
ex-serviceman and their dependents including safe-guarding the interests
of service personnel in their Civil matters.

3. Organization. PASB Department has a total strength of 872

personnel comprising 86 officers and 786 staff members. Organization
chart is att at Anx A.

4. Tasks. Tasks of different segments of the PASB are as following:-

a. PASB Secretariat

1) Promote welfare of ex-servicemen and their families in

conjunction with
Services HQs.
2) Disposal of Petitions/complaints of ex-servicemen.
3) Arrange vocational training for ex-servicemen and their

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 dependents through Fauji Foundation.
4) Safeguard the interest of serving personnel and their families in
matters to be dealt with by the Civil authority.
5) Watch that the concessions granted to ex-servicemen and their
families are in fact made aval to the beneficiaries by the
department concerned.
6) Membership of the World Veterans Federation and Royal
Commonwealth Ex-Services League.

b. Provincial Armed Services Board Directorates (ASB)

1) To advise Provincial governments and propose to the Central

Board measures for the welfare of ex-servicemen and their
families.
2) To formulate and sponsor plans for re-employment, re-
habilitation and re-settlement in civil besides social welfare and
economic betterment of the ex-servicemen and their families.

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3) To safeguard the interests of serving personnel and their

families in matters to be dealt with by the Civil authorities.

4) To supervise, control and coordinate activities of District Armed

Services Boards.

5) To plan absorption of ex-servicemen in civil life.

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 6) To administer welfare or charitable fund for ex-servicemen.

7) To watch that the concession granted to ex-servicemen and

their families are in fact made available to the beneficiaries by
the department concerned.

8) To promote and maintain good relations between civil and

military classes of population.

c. District Armed Services Boards (DASBs)

1) To assist in securing pension, arrears of pay, medals etc.

2) To watch adequacy of number of pension paying branches of

Post Offices and to also visit such Post Offices.

3) To very applications for relief from various welfare funds.

4) To very cases of disability and family pension (division etc).

5) To hand over cheques/band drafts to ex-servicemen in respect

of commutation of pension, group insurance etc.

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 6) To deal with petitions and applications of ex-servicemen and
facilitating resolution by local administration.

7) To arrange adequate medical cover.

8) To assist in re-habilitation and re-settlement.

9) To undertake frequent tours to see ex-servicemen and

widows/NOK of deceased ex-servicemen of area and attend to
their welfare problems.

10) To promote civil and military relations.

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5. Achievements / Other Activities From 01 Jul 10 to 30 Jun

2011. Main achievements during the period are as following:-

a. Micro Credit Scheme (AZMAT). Micro Credit Scheme has so

far been launched in 32 districts with Rs. 25.75 million. During
the period as mentioned above Rs. 15.313 million have been
re-circulated and 505
ex-servicemen / widows have benefited.

b. Re-employment of Ex-Servicemen. The organization is

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 committed for the re-employment of ex-servicemen. PASB has
secured re-employment for as many as 1167 ex-servicemen in
public/private sector during the period under report.

c. Finalization of Pension Cases. The Board succeeded in

finalizing 9381 pension cases as per details below:-

1) Service Pension Cases - 342

2) Disability Pension Cases - 380
3) Family Pension Cases - 6800
4) Arrears of Pension Cases - 1859
Total: 9381

d. Scholarships to the Wards of Ex-servicemen. 75598

scholarship cases have been forwarded to Fauji Foundation
after initial screening, during the period under review.

e. Other Welfare Cases. 17009 petitions and complains of ex-

servicemen/widows were forwarded to concerned authorities.
2873 Cases of Civil suits and property affairs were settled
amicably during the period. This department forwarded 3665
cases of the ex-servicemen suffering from acute economic
problems to the Services Headquarters and Regimental Centers
for timely financial assistance.

f. Financial Assistance. Provided financial assistance to 135

ex-servicemen or their dependents amounting to Rs. 10,

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 45,016/- 57 sewing machines have also been donated to needy
widows of ex-servicemen.

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g. Field Verification of Far East prisoners of War (FEPOW)

31 cases (12 cases of Ex-servicemen and 19 cases of widows)

regarding verification for financial assistance to ex-servicemen
who served in British Army and their widows have been
received from Commonwealth Ex-Services Association of
Pakistan (CESA) and verified during the period as mentioned
above.

h. Veterans Messes. Presently 32 Veterans Messes are

functioning in the entire country which provides boarding / lodging facilities
on nominal charges to all
ex-servicemen.

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