TELENOR PAKISTAN (PVT.) LTD. vs EMPLOYEES OLD AGE BENEFITS INSTITUTION through Regional Office, Islamabad S — 2026 PLC 41 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation: 2026 PLC 41 ISLAMABAD
Court: Islamabad High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PLC
Parties: TELENOR PAKISTAN (PVT.) LTD. vs EMPLOYEES OLD AGE BENEFITS INSTITUTION through Regional Office, Islamabad S
Provisions referred to: S. 2

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Judgment text as reported

TELENOR PAKISTAN (PVT.) LTD. VS EMPLOYEES OLD AGE BENEFITS INSTITUTION through Regional Office, Islamabad S.2(bb)---Workers performing duties through a third-party service provider---Whether these workers to be regarded as employees of the beneficiary company or the third-party service provider---Scope of employment---Term 'employee' includes any person engaged for wages or otherwise, whether employed directly by the principal employer or through any other person acting on his behalf---Likewise, the expression "employer", when used in relation to an industry or establishment, is sufficiently wide to encompass any person, who employs a person either directly or through an intermediary or contractor---When these definitions are harmoniously construed, it unequivocally follows that the workers performing duties through a contractor, agent, or any such intermediary, whose services are availed by any establishment, fall within the purview of the term "employee" for the purposes of statutory contribution.

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