ISLAMABAD:

The Supreme Court has ordered strict compliance with the Wedlock Policy in order to tackle difficulties faced by married government employees and unmarried female government employees.

"As a policy directive, the state must follow it given that this policy was designed to specifically tackle the difficulties faced by married government employees and unmarried female government employees," ruled Justice Ayesha A Malik in her 9-page judgment she authored while setting aside a Federal Services Tribunal decision wherein the transfer of an assistant health inspector was upheld.

"In such circumstances, the government cannot pick and choose as and when the policy can be followed but must ensure that it is followed in letter and spirit to remove not only hardship but also to discoura

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