General are the real master of Pakistan. You accept or not!

What ex-general will do by taking this land? Agriculture? Give this land to farmers and give general all the benefits in cash or bond

Where is General Musharraf's allotment located?

Nice. Very good.Atleast he got rewarded.

he should donate to needy people...

Don't know why people are so curious about such matters? There is nothing unusual in this case. The man deserves the lucrative benefits offered according to the predefined rules and regulations of army.

All retired COAS got this land , it's not special or any EHSAAN.

Nothing unusual,its a gift from army as well as from people of Pakistan,

I think baseless debate

He deserves much more..

An issue creation effort only.

Is this the reward of Zarb e Azb? A commercial deal?

Too much favoritism.

Had it been in Sothern Punjab or Sindh or Baluchistan that would have been in line to the standard practice.

Baidan road is no for agriculture, it is almost commercial. So makes it fishy, fishy!

It is unfortunate that we try to create confusion about our heroes.

Its nothing new .. he is entitled to get land as per constitution and law of country

no money or land is sufficient for his work. only love from us is the right way to reward him. Why such commercial help??

He deserves more than this. He worked so hard all his life , always on front line and done his job honestly and with integrity. You have to reward people for their abilities and hard work. He still has lot lot less than what Mr Nawaz and Mr Asif got and we all know how they have earned their fortunes. That's his pension benefit. So please Peace guys.

to be very honest it is nothing as compared to the land owned by a wadrea of sindh or a chaudhry of punjab. However, the law should be followed.

They should reward all those who are doing 9-5 jobs aswell. Rewards doing their duty should be for common people as well.

that's a useless and never ending debate

What is the Civilian Government doing?

It has to put the breaks on this Pakistan's Plunder.

Imran Khan and it PTI is quiet again as usual. He only make noise, when Civilians are involve in Corruption.

Good Job! Imran Khan.

Keep it up!

It is hard to maintain good name all along the life. There are very-very few people who do not want anything in return of their so called selfless service.

90 acres of prime land in the heart of Lahore city...that makes 720 Kanals . It's all about Pakistan.The elite and rulers get everything, A common Pakistani either a soldier or a clerk can never dream for a 5 Marland house but who got the power has every right to get huge plot that can accommodate around 2900 families with 5 Marland plots Why not General RS spares this land for those thousands of martyres who laid their lives for this country and their families are without shelter

He deserve more than that, he is our hero, savior and our well wisher. Please don't criticize him.

Wow!!

unbelievable.

Indian Army officers are very poor in comparison. Army chiefs possess no attendants after retirement, they pull their own suitcases on platforms, stand in qeues to get air tickets , Intact live in common societies as against business men of average profile.

He surely deserves any reward, any commendation for his sterling services he provided as army chief-chiefly being among them the most outstanding- his unflinching dedication to the constitution. But as lawless as our beautiful country is, it is day dreaming to expect our government to do the same act in some appropriate legal manner in which the voice of people could also be heard such as an appropriation from the parliament for honoring and rewarding this most honorable general in the history of nation.

What for 90 acres? He is not homeless.

There was no need of debate. He deserved every bit of it.

This is the gift from the People of Pakistan to him for safeguarding Pakistan from enemies. He deserves it and much more.

Its ok why debate this its prerogative of prestigious post he held for the country I agree with GHQ statement nothing unusual about it...the matter should be closed...

Good. Well deserved. He should be leading the country. Great man from a great army.

This practice has developed a new breed of developers and real estate business owners unheard of in any other developed country.

Why free land? Has Gen not been monthly salaries for all those years he served, if yes, then why and how he is given free land which has not been given to other government employees including my father? It should not be pick and choose but a uniform policy that either all get free land, as per their status, or no free land for anybody whosoever. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait

Raheel Shareef deserves much more. We can be assured that this 90 acres of land will be managed in the best possible way and will contribute to the development of Pakistan. Salute to this great son of Pakistan.

Deserving Soldier

This is a nice way to defame someone who matters and is respected by the common people. First someone is tasked to talk-in-a-hint in a prime time talk show. Then a couple of others follow him and then publish the story saying 'sparks a lot of debate'. I suggest an average Pakistani to educate himself. There is a series of attacks on Gen Raheel Sharif so that his heroic role could be undone and sitting govt may cash his achievements in 2018 elections campaign. Secondly, just for your knowledge, he was a general with loads of medals on his chest and 40 long years of service. All these factors contribute in retirement benefits. Allotment of land is one of those benefits. If people are having pain about location of allotted land then, FYI, it was an agri-land officially. You might have your built your farm house in your dreams, I suggest you to wake up.

This practice should be stopped. Otherwise every soldier deserve especially who sacrificed their lives for homeland.Why then such old practices

Pak army is the best Army in the country....

how much land indian general get?

i guess just a plot to build a house, not sure pls someone enlight us

reg this 90 acreas i feel its too much as he is not going to farm, nor his children bec farming is a very tough job we city people will find very diffcult

My grandfather retired as a Subedar from British army around 1910. He was given 75 acres of agricultural land in Sargodha's canal irrigated area by the government at the time. I am not surprised if COAS is given some land on retirement. Rest is to the judgement of people.

Richly deserved.

The true measure of an army chief is known after he retires. During his service there is too much media management by our lord and masters the Armed Forces, to let the truth get out. And the truth is that they are as much the hoarders and plunderers of wealth as the politicians are accused to be. The only difference is that while the politicians get their names dragged in the media and courts, no one can dare question the ways of the Generals as they are above the law of the land. And the funny part is that the gullible awaam is so brainwashed that even after hearing the news of allotment of 90 acre of land that belongs to the government of Pakistan, the only thing they say is "Thank you Raheel Sharif".

This is not a issue at all.Whatever he got after completing his tenure is purely according to law.I don't think anyone of us can even question his integrity. Let him live peacefully and contribute whatever he can towards the peace.

Does constitution allow for this type of allotment of land to any Rtd general or any COAS. After all if the land have been allotted to Mr. Sharif (Rtd COAS) is positive step as no one can rule from his services for the country and its men so he deserve for that. Other thing is that which is bitter truth is that when we go to cantonment area for visit or any work purpose the cleanliness and environment friendly atmosphere attracts to the heart and we feel that we have been any European country and it seems that it area is not part and parcel of our country due to its complete changed environment. This all credit goes to concerned department but rest of area display the look of shambles showing the mail practice of the relevant department. it is question from all.

90 Acres mean around 800 Kanals.We have heard 30-40 -50 Kanals gifted to high officials on retirement, but here this land is in Lahore urban area, almost commercial and what's the justification God knows. This much land can provide 5 Marla shelters almost 3000 families of those martyred who laid their lives in fighting terrorism and protecting their country

This practice should be stopped. Otherwise every soldier deserves similar allotments, especially who sacrificed their lives for homeland. Why then such old practices? If at all this practice is to be continued, land may be upto 5 Kanal max.

If he has served the country well he should be given some award, not so much of land when so many people are landless and poor in Pakistan. This is not good for democracy.

@JFarasat Why?. he did his job . he was handsomely paid for that and got peoples respect and love .

He got a lot less than what he deserves. The people criticising the alotment are knowledgeless and cult minded who cricise every thing other than their own.

Nothing is new its a part and parcel of our country when a higher rank officer get retired from their services they used to rewarded. The persons who already get benefit during their services they rewarded after their retirement. This also our tradition that we neglect those widows their love ones related to ordinary army personals dedicated their life to establish peace in our dear land.

Gen Shareef has served the country well and fought a decisive was against terrorism. He deserved to be compensated for his services. It is not a big deal. Why raise any controversy? Previous generals also might have been compensated like this. There was no such debate then. This allotment will bring the entire stretch of land in surrounding areas also into focus and others will also be benefited.

Wow!!!

People who were afraid and are still afraid of him are trying their best to tarnish his image.

Baseless debate. Gen. Raheel Sharif deserves it and he got this allotment as per rules. Best way to stop corruption is to enhance genuine payments and rewards.

@M. Saeed Awan : dont think too hard. Its a normal procedure and if any one has problem with it so change the law.

PEANUTS FOR THE GREAT SERVICE AND FOR BEING A GREAT GENERAL.

BAC allots in coordination with GHQ! Civilian government has no say in the matter. So much like India, when it comes to favouritism.

Why an army officer in Pakistan gets a free land, could someone name a country where land is distributed. It certainly doesn't happen in Europe.

This is a standard operating procedure for a COAS, nothing unusual about it.

Is there any role model left in in this country ......RS did a job - tax payers paid his salry and allownces and pension - thats should be it! Please have a mercy on thsi poor poor nation.

He deserves it

It needs to be slowly phased out or reduced. 90 acres is is ridiculous

Apart from 90 acres land, general receives 3 plots and a well furnished home. And the land raheel sharif received is his property now and can be transferred to his heirs. besides a major general also receives 35 acres of land, plots and a well constructed home too. his children will receive the same if they join pak army and many army personnel' children do join army. Now question is if it is justifiable in Pakistan where 3 families living in a 3 marla house?. Many readers say that raheel sharif richly deserves this and that sort of thing. Being a general it was his duty to serve Country with all dignity and he did. I have utmost regard for his services and all other martyrs who lost their lives but these privileges are just ridiculous. Army has their own fair price shops, separate hospitals and housing schemes. No check and balance and not answerable to anyone. Sad indeed.

@optimist rajput spot on!!!

Thank you Raheel Sharif.

Oh my God ..!

Even if the award is as per military retirement rules, 90 acres seems a bit excessive... if this trend continues people will have no land to buy!

Please dont create controversy and malign our heroes, i belonging to an army family can swear that there is no such thing as full furnished homes etc. The land is given as per the rules of army under the auspices of Govt of Pak. We should instead highlight 100s of billion of r.s diverted for metro in lhr, kci and now multan instead of being spent on education, health and capacity building of police etc. The land allotment is a paltry issue.

@Ben it is adjacent to clifton Road.

He deserves it.

This is a badas he got paid for his job and thanks to him for doing his rightfully.

@Waqas - the families of the soldiers who have lost their lives deserve equally. The lower ranks never count, isn't it??

@IndiaUSA

Nice. Very good.Atleast he got rewarded.

This is the best army in the world as declared yesterday by Gen Bajwa Saheb. Long Live Pak Army.

He might devote it to families of martyrs as he said earlier.

In which other country do we see such benefits on retirement! Isn't this too much?

When lion was in the ring no one had a dare to look at him wrong way including open or hidden enemies of Paksitan had guts to face him. Now every and rates taking their turn on his legally awarded entitlement. People of Pakistan need answers for Panama, present and past corruption cases, chartered plane from Raiwind to London, 10 trillion spent on self promtions and much more.

We follow a bad system and leave a bad precedent by giving such gifts to the rich. Whatever he did was part of his duty. He just did it right and that's all. He got paid each and every bit of it.

The allotment is as per rules. Why making mountain out of mole?

General Raheel Shareef is a hero of Pakistan. The announcement should come from Govt. that awarding land to General for his services to the country. The problem arises when the public comes to know such things through media.

Don't forget...! he is the general who gives his own property to Shauhda Funds. We respect if land allotted to him.

@rich I have answered it Indian chief gets NOTHING. Not even a small plot.why should he be given. hHe has performed his duties and his retired life is taken care with pension and medical benefits as any other soldier of the army.

I know the general wisdom goes that the general should be rewarded, whether this one or those before him, but surely he was doing a job that he was no doubt handsomely paid for, hero? Maybe for doing the job he was paid to do, not so sure, he just did an outstanding job that's all, and so has the deserved reverence of the people of pakistan, is that not reward enough? Or is it more heroic to do the job you were paid to do, and then after retirement benefit further whilst the poor amongst society continue suffering. For me he would be a true hero if he distributed those 90 acres amongst the poor to allow them to get above the poverty line, and financially did not benefit from the land himself.

@Joe In one move China can break the back of Trump's USA. Change the currency of purchase of oil from US dollars to the Euro. All of Trump's bravado would fizzle out.

Thanks joe

Rgds

Richie

A systematic exploitation for a certain group. This law should apply to all government servants.

@gulshan So does the British officers

Did he not get paid for doing his job?

Does he not get a healthy pension?

So why 90 acres of land on the outskirts of Lahore ?

The General did not help the poor orphans of model town Lahore massacre in getting the long-awaited justice. He was requested many times by Dr. Qadri to help the orphans get justice. General could have played a big role but unfortunately access to Justice will remain a dream for poor citizens of Pakistan.

When GEN Colon Powel, USA retired he got health and pension benefits only.

@Khalid Pervez - well said. He was doing job for what he was getting paid.

Many world leaders work for $1 as token payment. 90 acres is very high for country like Pakistan where people on an average own 1 acre. Meantime Generals are paid well with heaps of retirement benefits and there should not be any special gifts like this

Had this land was given to any civilian, imagine the kind of reaction we get from the Media and the Social media.

@Ben , many places in Karachi, near Islamabad plus the Agri land in Punjab.

For the service he's done .... I won't mnid if he got even dowuble of that.

For the work he has done, its bear minimum reward. I read somewhere, the land is just next to border with India so cant be used as residential or agriculture anyway.

@Ashfaq I agree. The issue is larger. Why every Army Officer gets parcels of land during tenure and at retirement? No other Federal Department Employee gets these perks as the army employees get. If the response is 'they give life" then only the widows/ families of the Martyr should get proceeds.

A poor country like Pakistan where people doesn't have to eat and drink, we allocate lands to these generals so graciously.

One must not point fingers at individuals when things are done within the rules. However, one could always criticise rules. Pakistan is in the 21st century and granting state land to any individual whether that be an armyman or civilian seems outdated and doesn't fit in modern societies.

Grant or sale of government land must be done away with

@Mehreen ZAFAR Great comment. Agree with every single word although I continue to be a deep admirer of this General with a note that he was a shining exception among a line of mostly deplorables for one simple reason that he was a dedicated servant of the constitution and achieved success against terrorism whereas government was and is to this day protective of that terrible element of destruction.

At least the property has been made transparent and public unlike Mayfair properties of Nawaz Sharif and Surrey Palace of Zardari.

He deserves far more than this.

@M. SADIQ

This is NOT a gift from people of Pakistan. This is a vivid example of

Abuse Of Power and Betrayal Of Trust of our Sipah-Salaars!

This old practice of 'Institutionalized Corruption' must STOP!

My father got 23 acre of land in rawalpindi after serving for 21 years in Pakistam army he was just a regular officer.

@Pakistani With all due respect to your father, that too was an abuse of power by the government that is subservient to the army although it should be the other way round. The land of the country doesn't belong to the king or any Queen, it belongs to the people and can not be awarded to anyone arbitrarily.

I realised it is just the 69 years old regulation of perks given to Military officers and Jawans on their retirement according to points earned and calculated precisely based on their rank,service,qualification,hard area service and achievements. It’s a complete system of addition and deduction of points. The criteria is transparent and applicable across the board in Army. For 69 years, every military officers retiring and qualifying in open points system got this perk at retirement but never published in any newspaper because it was part of regulations governing pay, pension, perks & facilities a military officer receive on retirement.A productive discussion would been weather these perks need revision

@IndiaUSA They are always rewarded.

No one should get free land. This practice of giving away land to military or government personnel must be abolished. If YOU WANT LAND, PAY FOR IT! Don't loot the country!

@Iqbal Hadi Zaidi . It has been a governmentough policy for decades to grant free land to retired army officials. The reason is that army personnel can,t live on the fixed amount of pension because of inflation and value of rupee going down everyday. This is a good policy to make sure they live comfortably after the retirement when they switch to civilian life. This policy was adopted from the British system. I know a retired army colonel

If all this wealthy award is given to the generals then what well be left for the general public?

This is not good and not acceptable ,farming land is only for farmer noone can acquire that ..

Should be a non issue if its per Pakistani rules and regulations.

There was no debate anywhere, it's just this was asked to be written for someone. The information in this news article is a norm and why this was never raised for any other COAS's retirement? Please don't be mean for RS.

@Sher Khan No where in the world retired forces people are allotted lands

Are military personnel not given a salary and perks for doing their job while in office! All the lots given to military personnel should be banned. Many of these military people move to other countries and sell the lots - you want respect for serving your country ( with salary, perks, pension) and then some - while our education system flounders for lack of funds - literacy rate going down. The privileged call the shots.

Don't criticize the individual, criticize the Rule, which proves that nothing has changed after independence we are still living under the rules created by our Masters (Englishmen) and we are still salves just the original Masters have been replaced by the new Masters who are not called as Englishmen but Generals, Bureaucrats, Politicians, Chaudhries, Sardars , Zamindars and Pirs.

The public pays for almost 85% of the budget on defence and see the luxuries given.

They should be clause that land in any event cannot be sold and after death goes back to the state. Plus whatever farming is done on the land... some part of revenue goes back to the govt. Further no construction to be done on the land, orally only for agricultural purpose.

why? this is disgusting.

Instead of debating on the legality this practice of land allotments to army generals shall be stopped forthwith being legacy of the colonial past .Such land can be brought to some useful purpose by the state by alloting the same to the landless people.

Why so generous with a General, what about crores of other homeless Pakistani,s.

@ajme There is a difference. The gentlemen you referred to were elected by the people, the civil and military servants are not elected, they get their salary for the job well done every day of the week. Anything more is not eared but something else, give it any name you choose.

Why land and where will it end? Pak only has so much land...

What the retiring Presidents and Prime Ministers of Pakistan get???

Wow, I'm surprised & somewhat dismayed to see that most Pakistanis think that its OK for a retired General to get so much of prime land as a parting gift.

@aditya: So what do you think, it will be used for playing kabbadi

There is nothing wrong with awarding reasonable quantity of land to ex-army officers. The soldiers work hard and are not privileged to gratifications obtained by their civilian counterparts and politicians. If a honest soldier after his life long service gets a means of honest living in retirement we should be happy about it.

@Spoton Well said.

@Saqlain Altaf It was his job, nothing unusual!

Generals get a good salary and get a descent amount of pension and unlike other citizens they get free medical treatments and security for life. Now being rewarded huge chunks of land shows how complicated we are a society. If anything else, it is growing disparity at its best.

Very interesting commentd..Let me put it nicely..You know why Pakistan will never see a revolution...Cos no revolution can succeed in any modern state unless it is supported by a considerable portion of arm forces but THE ARM FORCES CAN BE KEPT LOYAL BY GIVING THEM PERK LIKE LAND AND MUCH HIGHER STANDARDS OF LIFE..WONDER YOU ALL ARE SURPRISED..

He was paid Government Officer.....why this? Sets a poor example to millions of hard working, honest Officers and ordinary employees...

Bad example.

Bad example....He should refuse it....my father a Judge refused a similar offer during Ayub era.

A great and Honest soul. he is worth much more. May more humans are as nice as him. He is a peace maker. values life.

@Iqbal Hadi Zaidi, For the first time I agree with you.

Ex General Raheel... Please don't accept this if you are a good man.. This is currupt politics decision... Thanks

How about turning Presidential house into a university or public hospital?

All I can say is Thank You! You have served the country like none other in recent memory. You deserve it General Sahab!

What is new about it? Why so much fuss?

@SALMAN,This practice has been adopted from the British army tradition.If you go to Sahiwal city, you will find Canvillpur Farm on Pakpattan Road. Originally the farm was comprised of 3,750 acres which was given to Colonel Canvill when he retired from the British army before the partition.He lived there with his wife until the late 70's.He tried to persuade his sons unsuccessfully to take over the farm .Finally he sold the farm to his manager due his deteriorating health and moved back to England.There is another example in Renala Khurd which is about 30 miles east of Sahiwal where Gen.Mitchel was granted land and he planted best orange trees all along the railway tracks for miles.General Mitchel' s orange Marmalade was best in the world.Our army jawans put their lives on line to protect the country so that we can sleep peacefully in our homes. At least we can make sure that they are well taken care of when they retire from the army.In my opinion 90 acres is not enough for Gen Raheel.

90 acres is 460 kanal which is worth millions. I think if that normal than it shouldnot be normal.

For those who may not know: An area of 90 acres is almost 4 million square feet. More than 100 sky scarper buildings of 20 floors can be built in 90 acres of land.

Perfect example of you scratch my back and i will scratch yours

In this modern day and age, the tradition of giving away public land to the officers of the armed forces should end. Additionally, the practice of distribution and allotment of plots for residential or commercial purposes at throw away prices to government officials (civil or military) and the Judges at Public expense needs to stop in order to create a fair society which offers level playing ground to all citizens equally and fairly.

This should not have been reported as it is a routine legal practice in the country. As an Indian, I am just wondering whether contract farming (for cultivation) are allowed in the country or not... if someone can comment on the same. Thank you.

If we want to progress as a nation we need to set a cap on maximum land one person can hold. In most of the Indian states its less than 20 acre one person can own. Pakistan is going in opposite direction.

I am big fan of Mr Raheel Shareef but this doesn't make sense literally. Wasn't he was just doing his job properly -

@Ashfaq So refreshing to read such sensible comments like yours I agree it will be an honourable thing for the General to donate the land to the families of the soldiers ,whom he sent to fight terrorism and made the ultimate sacrifice but soon forgotten. They are the ones who should be remembered and rewarded.

He is a great General and deserve special treatment but what about the nameless soldiers who died in the snows of Kargil? Nobody even claimed their body or their families were not even given 10 cents of land to make a house. You need to be generous to your heros but not to the elite ones alone. Any way General is not going to start ploughing agricultural land anyway.

Isn't he going to get pension?

Benefits and retirement benefits for the Army personnel are unrealistically lucrative in Pakistan ! Just compare them to any other country in the world and you would not find such opulence bestowed upon them. Pakistan is truly FAUJ KA PAKISTAN ! General Raheel Shareef was doing his job as the chief, and his integrity and performance would and should go in the history books for all to remember. This country can go nowhere in economic prosperity if the Army continues to be a big burden on the revenue books.

90 Acres Land besides all the benefits.. Is this fair in this day and time ?

@sialkoti malibu, Who are you to decide for him, he should do as he pleases, he has earned it,its a reward for serving his country by actually defending his homeland against foreign and domestic, not for sitting home and making comments.

@gulshan That is standard and what PK Govt following substandard.

There is a point system in Pakistan Army which can even fetch a retired Sepoy agriculture land, the COAS serves the longest thus his points usually more than others, every one in Army who fulfills the criteria and scores a certain number of points gets this land as a service benefit, Moreover such lands are usually alloted near border or uncultivated barren land in southern Punjab.Its funny that no one is questioning the thousands of acre alloted to Bahria Town in Karachi by Zardari and 2000 acres alloted to CM Punjab in Gwadar but questioning 90 acres of land which is allotted as per rules and on merit.

Things Gen Raheel did for Pakistan He deserve Residencial banglow He is a real hero Atleast he didn't do any corruption

@Gurpeet Singh

Those Pakistanis, you are talking about, they deliberately did not mention their Ranks or which agency they work for.

You may have noticed too that none of the 'Plot and Agricultural Land Beneficiaries' has spoken against this blatant Plunder of Pakistan.

@Saqlain Altaf Why are there such rules that confer so much privileges and wealth to the army, that is the basic question.

Do you think a retired general is now going to start farming at this age?

There is nothing unusual in this case. All military officers receive various benefits apart from their pension.

@rich china holds more than a trillion US dollars in its reserves. Please shed some light on that too. Or avoid silly comments!

Is it equivalent to $10m? Wow, good luck genera, may God bless you with good health to enjoy these little perks

@Abdullaha How many COASs before him have been allotted 90 acres of prime real estate?

Did any one questioned about the wealth acquired by the ruling party?sons and daughter?

Why such a huge land is given to generals when they take pension as a routine?

Guess it can happen only in Pakistan. Wish every other country in this world follows this great path

So people start a debate on a tradition that has been around for decades in the military but they will not say a word when politicians steal millions after serving just a measly few years at the most and not accomplishing a thing. Brilliant.

KARACHI is so peaceful, what corrupt politicians are delivering after looting millions. Thank you Gen. Raheel, small token of your great service to our great nation. Inshallah we will see more of you, making Pakistan a best state in world.

This is loot and plunder of Pakistan's resources by servicemen who already being paid for their work. Pakistan is badly poverty stricken but the rulers and service personnel enjoying and having lavish life style which is crime against humanity.

jealous people, who have no land so why he is offered such huge land. What he has done for the country is priceless.

General fully deserves it.

Probably, he wasnt a very intelligent person. thats why he left his post. the end.

A big NO from myside.....

He deserves even more for the service he did for Pakistan

He should donate it

In India Retd Army officers search and do jobs in Private sector after retirement to make ends meet if they are not from rich backgrounds.

@M. SAdiq what about the real heroes who low in rank. They are the man who deserve. Seniors are only giving orders. Anyone in such position can give more better strategies. But have to admit that Gen. Raheel took some good decisions.

We the People would be happy to give him 900 acres for the services he did for Pakistan.

Why the retirement pension of an army chief is not enough for his daily upkeep?

I hope the General Will reject out right to set an example for

And Effectees of Tarbella Dam and other major projects still not compensated. Law in Pakistan is surely different for masters and the commoners.

@Saqlain Altaf it is not really about whether he should get it or not, it is mostly that the rules are outdated and unnecessary. It is the rules that need to be changed.

@Sympathiser why should he set the example, why prime minister of this country does not return all the looted wealth of this poor nation back to it's original owners and set an example, Raheel Shareef earned it!!!

We Love Gen. Raheel Shareef.

If it is not transferable then what happens after the life of generals ? will it came back to to the possession of Armed forces ?

@Mehreen ZAFAR Allotment of land cannot be equated with corruption it is allotted as per rules and regulations yes i can object on these rules but equating with corruption is unjust same like ministers and Prime minister or any other person holding public office cannot be deemed as corrupt because of drawing such benefits.

Reality check. Politicians, Armed Forces and Bureaucracy are the beneficiaries come what may!!!

What's the big deal? He served the nation and he got reward. It is as per the process.

Sir dont accept it if you are what you are actually what we all think of you.

@sukhera Let me correct you. If it was a British legicy ,it would have been in India too. There is no such tradition in India.Yes warwidows are granted .

In india no one gets free land at all. Not generals, no one, they get just pension like others and they also work hard. Free land is misuse of power, it is very surprising,

@Joe. I said it was a British tradition not Indian. I gave you two examples of retired British army officers who were granted land before partition in my town Sahiwal. There may be some more lands in Pakistan which were granted to British officers.Its mentioned in the news that the land granted to the general is 5 kilometers from the Indian border.The reason for granting land to trained military officers close to the border serves dual purpose, they are well trained to protect the border in case of a conflict and it also provides them additional income to supplement their fixed pension.Pakistani nation is very patriotic and they respect/love army personnel.I know one auto workshop owner in my area refused to accept compensation from a military officer when they fixed his car. Parts and labor including the lunch were on the house.He even thanked the officer for bringing the car to his workshop and offered free lifetime maintenance of his car for the rest of his life.It makes me proud.

@Something Fishy very true!!!

Such things not happen elsewhere around the world.

@Something Fishy... you are the one really fishy here, don’t try to twist facts

http://www.dawn.com/news/1310867/land-allotted-to-raheel-sharif-under-constitutional-provision-ispr-clarifies

Why have a system that rewards those who can live well off in their retirement? Developed nations do not bestow 'allotments' on their generals.

This is the reward for serving Pakistan. look at Raheel's contributions. Best part is that the transaction is transparent.

@Pragmatist and so does a primary school teacher posted in a remote village.

```On January 20, immediately after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Obama family moved to a rented apartment after spending eight years at the White House. The Obamas don't own a house till date. Also, Obama paid for groceries from toothpaste to toilet papers and dry cleaning from his own pocket. Even the family vacation was not free. Similarly, after the ceremony, Joe Biden, Obama’s deputy, carrying his own brief case, took the famous Amtrak Acela Express train to get back to his hometown Wilmington. Poor people! Aren’t they?

Incredible examples of personal integrity by two highest ranking office holders of the sole superpower; Biden held public office for 43 years following his first election to the Senate at 29. The less said the better about the General and his land....

@Sukhera then it should be made applicable to all govt personnel. also such personnel shoud be permitted all subsidised privelages as enjoyed by the military retd personnel. it is the taxpayer who pays for all these military privileges enjoyed. it would have been more logical if these type of benefits were given to the martyred families. .