Pakistan Armed Forces Nursing Service Act, 1952

This Act creates the Pakistan Armed Forces Nursing Service (PAFNS) as a formal part of Pakistan's Armed Forces and sets out how it is run and disciplined. Section 3 establishes the Service itself, and Section 4 makes its members liable for service alongside personnel covered by the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, the Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953, and the Pakistan Navy Ordinance, 1961.

Section 5 requires that every PAFNS member hold commissioned officer rank, with appointments made by the Federal Government through an official Gazette notification. Section 6 sets eligibility: any female Pakistani citizen who meets the prescribed conditions may be appointed, and even a non-citizen woman may be appointed with the Federal Government's written consent.

Section 7 gives the Federal Government (or an authority it empowers) the power to dismiss, remove, release, or retire any PAFNS officer. Section 8 obliges officers to undergo whatever training and duties are laid down by regulations. Section 9 is the key operational provision: it applies the Army, Air Force, and Navy service laws to PAFNS officers serving alongside those forces, with adaptations as prescribed.

Sections 10 and 11 give the Federal Government power to make rules (for example, on medical examination of applicants) and give an empowered officer or authority the power to make regulations covering pay, allowances, training, discipline, clothing, and leave for PAFNS members.

This is an old law from 1952 that has been amended repeatedly (in 1953, 1963, and 1965, and adapted by the 1975 Federal Adaptation of Laws Order), as shown by the numerous amendment footnotes in the text. Anyone relying on it for current terminology (such as which government body now exercises the powers described) should check the current official text.