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THE EX-EMPLOYEES OF THE FORMER GOVERNMENT OF 
EAST PAKISTAN (APPOINTMENT TO FEDERAL POSTS) 
ORDINANCE, 1983 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title, extent and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Appointment 
4. Seniority 
5. Pension 
 

 
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THE EX-EMPLOYEES OF THE FORMER GOVERNMENT OF EAST 
PAKISTAN (APPOINTMENT TO FEDERAL POSTS) ORDINANCE, 1983 
ORDINANCE No. XI OF 1983 
[25th May, 1983] 
An Ordinance to provide for the appointment of former employees of the Government of East 
Pakistan to posts under the Federal Government. 
  WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the appointment of former em ployees of the 
Government of East Pakistan to posts under the Federal Government; 
  AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to 
take immediate action; 
  NOW, THEREFORE , in pursuance of the Proclamation of the fifth day of July 1977, and in 
exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and promulgate 
the following Ordinance:___ 
  1. Short title, ex tent and c ommencement.___ (1) This Ordinance may be called the 
Ex-Employees of the former Government of East Pakistan (Appointment to Federal Posts) 
Ordinance, 1983. 
  (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. 
  (3) It shall come into force at once and shal l be deemed to have taken effect on the sixteenth 
day of December, 1971. 
  2. Definitions. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repug nant in the subject or 
context,__ 
(a) “employee” means an employee of the former Government of East Pakistan 
who was repatriated or who migrated from East Pakistan to Pakistan during 
the period commencing on the 16th December, 1971, and ending on the 31st 
December, 1974, in consequence of occupation of the territory by enemy 
troops or establishment of Bangladesh ; 
(b) “former post” means the post which was held by an employee at the time of 
his repatriation or migration to Pakistan; 
(c) “Grade” means the Grade of the National Pay Scale in which a post or group 
of posts is placed; and 
(d) “post” means a post in an All -Pakistan Service or a service of the Federation 
or a post in connection with the affairs of the Federation. 
 3. Appointment. An employee may, with the approval of the competent Authority, be 
appointed to an existing or supernumerary post in the Grade , as far as practicable, equivalent to the 
scale of the former post of such employee from the date he holds such post. 
 
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 Explanation.___ In this section, “competent authority ”, in relation to a post, means the 
authority competent under the Civil Servants Act, 1973 (LXXI of 1973), to make appointment to that 
post. 
 4. Seniority.  The service rendered under the former Government of East Pakistan by an 
employee shall count towards seniority in the Grade of the post to which he may be appointed under 
section 3. 
 5. Pensio n. The ser vice rendered under the former Government of East Pakistan, which 
qualified for pension under that Government by an employee who is appointed to a post under 
section 3 shall count for the purposes of pension under the Federal Government.