Prime Minister Imran Khan approves pay raise for protesting government employees
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Thursday Feb 11, 2021
The police had resorted to tear gas shelling after the protesters had made a move towards the Parliament. Photo: Online
Prime Minister Imran Khan approves 25% ad hoc increase in salaries of government employees
Govt also orders immediate release of arrested protesters
Two dozen government employees demanding pay raise were arrested by the Islamabad police a day earlier
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved an increase in the salaries of government employees a day after they protested in Islamabad.
Sources say a government negotiating team comprising Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan called on the premier Thursday.