Pakistan Government Employees Protest Unpaid Dues in Muzaffarabad » Capital News
Mar 13 – Hundreds of government employees associated with the Maternal Child Programme (MNCH) convened outside the Muzaffarabad CM secretariat on Monday, airing grievances against the Pakistani administration.
They accused the authorities of betraying them, citing unpaid dues and a lack of clarity regarding promotion, regularization, and timely salary disbursements.
Amidst the sit-in, protesters raised slogans and brandished banners, underscoring the absence of a coherent protocol for their professional advancement and financial recompense.
One protester, expressing frustration, issued a warning. They articulated their peaceful dissent, asserting that if their concerns remain unaddressed by the following day, they would not hesitate to enter the CM secretariat.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has witnessed turmoil since the recent election period. Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party, clinched a second term as Pakistan’s president, backed by the ruling coalition in a parliamentary and regional assembly vote.
Zardari secured 411 votes, while his opponent, Mehmood Khan Achakzai, supported by the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, garnered 181 votes, announced the Election Commission of Pakistan after tallying the votes by national MPs, provincial MPs, and senators.
Widower of Pakistan’s first female leader, Benazir Bhutto, Zardari ascended to the largely ceremonial post with the support of the PPP, which formed an alliance with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) party post the February 8 elections, which were clouded by rigging allegations.
Zardari is slated to be sworn in at a ceremony on Sunday. Under the coalition agreement, which also encompasses several smaller parties, PMLN’s Shehbaz Sharif assumed office as prime minister earlier this week on Monday.
Imran Khan, barred from contesting in the election and incarcerated, witnessed his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party targeted by arrests and censorship. Its members were compelled to run as independents. The PTI decried a mobile internet blackout on election day and a delayed result announcement, alleging nationwide rigging to thwart their victory. The elections were also beset by accusations of vote tampering.
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