PESHAWAR: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the National Bank of Pakistan, the ministry of finance and the cabinet division to submit comments in a case regarding services rules of NBP employees.

The bench comprising Justice Attique Shah and Justice Sahibzada Asadullah was hearing writ petitions filed by Waqar Ahmad, Nisar Akhtar and Ijaz Ahmad along with others seeking right to pension, benevolent fund and other benefits ensured since 1972, and which were statutory in nature.

Amjad Ali Advocate, counsel for the petitioners, informed the bench that NBP had repealed services and statutory rules, which had created sense of deprivation among the employees.

The counsel argued that decision of the president and administration of NBP was biased, which had affected regular employees of the bank.

Amjad Advocate added that the NBP’s decision had deprived bank employees of the Annual Confidential Report (ACR), benevolent fund and group insurance.

More than 400 employees of NBP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had filed three writ petitions in the high court seeking relief regarding staff services rules.

The PHC bench issued notices to the counsel of NBP and the attorney general office to submit comments in that regard.

Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2021