World News | Pakistani officials to hold protest against non-payment of administrative allowances

Islamabad [Pakistan]Nov. 27 (ANI): Officials and low-level cadre groups from more ministries, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, have decided to protest non-payment of administrative allowances, according to international news reports.

Employees of different ministries who cannot receive administrative allowances will hold protests outside the Pakistani Secretariat starting next week. According to international news reports, a panel of economists and the planning ministry’s technical cadres have been boycotting key official meetings over the past few weeks.

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According to news reports, officials from the MS Wing from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Establishment Division and the Cabinet Division have also decided to join a joint protest rally in front of the Ministry of Finance from next week.

Officials said the administrative allowances were given to influential groups such as the DMG. However, according to international news reports, they pointed out that officials from the Planning Commission and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting were denied administrative allowances, leaving them no choice but to stage a protest.

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Protesters say they have been waiting for months for administrative stipends. However, their demands were ignored by the government. “We were given lollipops, but the promise was never fulfilled,” the official was quoted as saying by International News.

According to the “Dawn” report, in early October, government employees, including a large number of teachers, staged a protest in front of the Capitol to demand wage increases. Protesters have called for an end to the widening pay and privilege gap between different cadres.

According to Dawn newspaper, the protest was held under the banner of the All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA) and the Federal Government College Teachers Association (FGCTA). Protesters gathered at Block Q of the Pakistani Secretariat before rallying towards the Parliament building. Protesters carried banners and placards and chanted slogans in support of their demands. (Arnie)

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