Balochistan government employees end protest on court orders
They had been staging a demonstration for over a week SAMAA | Noor Ul Arifeen - Posted: Apr 10, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 hours ago SAMAA | Noor Ul Arifeen Posted: Apr 10, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
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Government employees in Balochistan, who have been protesting for more than a week, have called off their demonstration on orders of the Balochistan High Court.
Members and representatives of the Balochistan Employees and Workers Grand Alliance have been holding sit-ins in the province. They demanded a 25% increase in their salaries.
According to the protesters, they will resume sit-ins across Balochistan if their demands are not met in a month.
The court issued the order on the constitutional petition filed by the president of the Quetta Bar Association regarding protests by government employees. BHC website/File
QUETTA: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court (BHC), comprising Chief Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Mohammad Kamran Mullahkhail, on Thursday summoned the chief secretary of Balochistan, all deputy commissioners and leaders of the Balochistan Government Employees and Workers Grand Alliance on Friday (today) after an initial hearing on a constitutional petition.
The court issued the order on the constitutional petition filed by the president of the Quetta Bar Association regarding protests by government employees.