Salary cannot be paid during absence under law: SC.

ISLAMABAD -- Supreme Court (SC) while dismissing his appeal plea against Federal Services Tribunal (FST) decision has ordered to recover salaries for 6 months from Muhammad Afzal former steno typist cabinet.

A two members bench of SC presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJPp Gulzar Ahmad took up the case for hearing Tuesday.

CJP remarked salary can not be paid during absence period under law. Your client remained absent for six months ; Government was paying monthly stipend to him. Court's hand is not in government pocket that whosoever comes, we take out money from government pocket and give it to him. Salary for...

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