(c) all other enrolled persons prescribed by the 1[Federal Govern ment].
15. Mode of attestation.___(1) When a person who is to be attested is reported fit for duty, or has
completed the prescribed period of probation, an oath or affirmation shall be administered to him in
the prescribed form by his commanding officer, in front of his corps or unit or such portion thereof as
may be present, or by any other prescribed person 2[:]
2[Provided that, if the person to be attested is a Muslim, this section shall have effect as if
reference therein to affirmation were omitted.];
3[(2) The form of oath or affirmation prescribed under this section shall contain a promise that the
person to be attested will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan and uphold the Constitution of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan which embodies the will of the people, that he will not engage himself in
any political activities whatsoever and that he will honestly and faithfully serve Pakistan in the
Pakistan Army as required by or under the law, and that he will obey all commands of any officer set
over him, even to the peril of his life.]
(3) The fact that an enrolled person has taken the oath or affirma tion directed by this section shall
be entered on his enrolment paper, and authenticated by the signature of the officer administering the
oath or affirmation.
15A.___[Fresh oath to certain persons]. [Omitted by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (51 of
1976), s. 6].
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1 Subs. by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1973 (51 of 1973), s. 3 for “Central Government”.
2 Subs. and added by the Pakistan Army (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (51 of 1976), s. 5.
3 Subs. F.A.O. 1975, Art. 2, and Sch, for subsection 2 and 3.
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