Protesters, police clash paralyses Red Zone
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February 11, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Constitution Avenue turned into a battlefield when the police used force to disperse government employees staging protest demonstration seeking increase in their salaries.
The police resorted to baton charge and threw hundreds of teargas shells to disperse the agitating employees as tens of protesters were arrested and sent to lockups of different police stations.
At least 30 protesting employees were taken into custody under Section 16 of the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO). The teargas shelling in the radius of 3 to 5 kilometre around the Constituted Avenue was so heavy that the people felt suffocation. All incoming roads including Islamabad Expressway and Motorway remained closed for hours. Islamabad Police fired extensive teargas at protesting government employees when they were heading towards the Parliament House.
After police, protesters clash in Islamabad s Red Zone, govt ready to give salary increase
Pakistan
Thu, Feb 11, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The government has agreed to a 20% salary increase for its employees after talks with representatives of the protesting employees in Islamabad.
Sources were quoted as saying by Geo News that the talks were held at Defence Minister Pervez Khattak s house.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has instructed the Islamabad administration to release all arrested employees immediately.
Sources say a delegation of the government employees has been assured of a 20% increase in their salaries and the release of all arrested government employees.
A notification for it is expected today (Thursday).
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.
A cocktail of corruption
January 20, 2021
The papers released in the Broadsheet case by a court in London reveal a trail of wrongdoing as well as pressure to change political sides in exchange for money, and a total mishandling of many affairs. The beginning of the matter comes in the deal reached by NAB, then led by General Amjad, with Broadsheet LLC. During this period, an amount of $3.5 million apparently owned by Aftab Sherpao were discovered in a New Jersey account. Later it seems, NAB after General Amjad had left his charge as head of the organisation, stated that Sherpao’s name had been placed on the list of people to be investigated by mistake and that this investigation should never have taken place. Sherpao went on to create the Pakistan People’s Party Patriots and then stand as interior minister, in the Musharraf government.