The Pakistan Armed Services Board (PASB) is a welfare organization department under the

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in Pakistan. It was established to assist soldiers, sailors and airmen serving in various capacities in the armed forces.https://pasb.mod.gov.pk/https://www.pasb.mod.gov.pk/Detail/MzczYzNkZjktNzJiYi00MmE1LWE3MDEtNTEzMWZkNWY0YWRl

History

The PASB was initially established as the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen's Board in

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and

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in 1919 after

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. The

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established the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Board to look after the welfare of retired and serving personnel in India. After the

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it was renamed to Pakistan Armed Services Board which split into the

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after the

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in 1971. The Board has expanded from 28 District Armed Services Boards (DASBs) in 1947 to 63 DASBs.

Functions

PASB provides various services including processing of cases, provision of general family pension, and special financial assistance from the Regimental Centre. It also provides guidelines for pensioners and administers a 2% disability quota.

Infrastructure development

In December 2020, the Director General of PASB allocated a grant of Rs 850,000 for the construction of a boundary wall to secure the Defense Armed Services Board (DASB) office and land. However, DC Gujarat stopped the construction following which ex-servicemen protested.

Controversies

Corruption allegations

In November 2011, a document from the

disclosed the supposed participation of nearly a hundred military officers in dishonest activities. This disclosure came after the Public Accounts Committee’s announcement that three high-ranking military generals were accountable for the losses of Rs1.8 billion in the scam involving the

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. Among the 88 officials charged with corruption was a high-ranking officer from the Pakistan Armed Services Board.

Financial irregularities

In October 2022, an audit conducted by the

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(AGP) of MEO Quetta uncovered a discrepancy amounting to Rs 82 million in the construction of the commercial plaza by the Pakistan Armed Services Board (PASB). A parcel of land, spanning 1,517.52 square meters, was leased to the PASB for 30 years for the construction of a Soldier House in Quetta. Contrary to this, the land was utilized for the erection of a commercial plaza without obtaining the necessary governmental consent, an act that is unlawful and contravenes the Cantonment Land Administration (CLA) regulations.

References

External links

* - official website {{Ministry of Defence (Pakistan) Military of Pakistan Government agencies of Pakistan 1919 establishments in British India