Summary The protesting employees had announced a strike earlier today
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Salaries and allowances of firefighters that were pending for past four months have been issued after their call for strike was reported by Dunya News on Saturday over the possible security lapse in muharram.
The protesting employees had announced a strike and staged a protest earlier today over prolonged delay in issuance of salaries.
Firefighters stated that many of them had offered their services in addition to their regular hours and thus they were entitled to overtime allowances.
Dunya News reported the deadlock that had developed between the government and the employees, highlighting the fact that the issue needed to be resolved as soon as possible in light of muharram processions and the constant security threat the country has regarding public gatherings.
