No. SO(I&C-I) 5-19/2025
12-May-2025
Implementation & Coordination Wing, Services & General Administration Department, Government of the Punjab
Punjab Government Restores All Kinds of Leaves for Employees After Ceasefire – Read Full Notification:
In a major development following the Ceasefire Agreement between Pakistan and India, the Government of Punjab has officially withdrawn its previous orders regarding the cancellation of all types of leaves for government employees. The Services & General Administration Department (S&GAD), through its Implementation & Coordination Wing, issued this latest notification dated 12th May 2025.
This directive supersedes the earlier letter dated 7th May 2025, which had temporarily suspended all leave permissions for civil servants across the province due to national security concerns. With peace talks moving forward, the Punjab Government has now reverted to the Punjab Revised Leave Rules, 1981, allowing departments to process leave requests as per regular procedure.
This update comes as a relief for thousands of government employees, especially those working in administration, education, law enforcement, and health sectors. Departments have been instructed to deal with all casual, earned, medical, and ex-Pakistan leave requests in accordance with the rules without delay. Please find notification:
No. SO(I&C-I) 5-19/2025
Government of the Punjab
Services & General Administration Department
(Implementation & Coordination Wing)
Dated Lahore the, 12th May, 2025
To
1. The Senior Member, Board of Revenue, Punjab.
2. The Chairman, Planning & Development Board, Punjab.
3. The Additional Chief Secretary, S&GAD Punjab.
4. The Additional Chief Secretary, South Punjab.
5. The Chairman, Chief Minister’s Inspection Team, Punjab.
6. All Administrative Secretaries to Government of the Punjab.
7. All Divisional Commissioners in the Punjab.
8. All Deputy Commissioners in the Punjab.
SUBJECT: IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION OF ALL TYPES OF LEAVE
I am directed to refer to the Competent Authority’s instructions issued vide this department’s substituted letter of even number dated 07.05.2025 on the subject cited above and to convey that these instructions are hereby withdrawn with immediate effect in the wake of recent Ceasefire Agreement between Pakistan and India.
2. I am further directed to convey that, henceforth, all types of leave applications may be dealt with in accordance with Punjab Revised Leave Rules, 1981, as amended from time to time.
DEPUTY SECRETARY (I&C)
Leave Applications Now Open – Departments to Follow Standard Leave Rules:
This recent S&GAD Punjab notification marks a return to administrative normalcy following the Pakistan-India ceasefire, bringing a wave of relief for Punjab Government employees across all departments. The earlier restriction on leave had created challenges, especially for those with urgent personal, medical, or family-related concerns.
With the official withdrawal of the leave ban, all public servants are now free to apply for leaves in line with the Punjab Revised Leave Rules, 1981. This change reinstates routine HR processes and reflects the government’s confidence in the current state of peace and security.
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