• Basic pay in BPS 1-19 increased by 25pc
• Provinces to be asked to follow suit
ISLAMABAD: A day after chaotic clashes between protesting government employees demanding higher salaries and police, a ministerial committee reached an agreement with the representatives of agitating employees calling off the protest.
Under the agreement, an ad hoc relief of 25 per cent increase in basic pay will be given to the federal government employees, which will be made part of their salaries in the next budget.
The special committee constituted by Prime Minister Imran Khan was headed by Federal Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak and had federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan as its members.
(CLOCKWISE FROM TOP) While braving heavy shelling, a government employee lobs a tear gas shell back at security men during a demonstration near the Parliament House on Wednesday; a policeman fires tear gas at demonstrators; and protesters pelt law-enforcement personnel with stones. White Star
ISLAMABAD: The capital’s Red Zone gave a look of a battle zone on Wednesday as the federal government employees and security personnel clashed throughout the day in the heavily-guarded area.
The protesters are demanding increase in their salaries in accordance with the prevailing inflation.
Protesting under the umbrella of All Government Employees Grand Alliance, the public servants announced a sit-in at Pak Secretariat till their salaries were increased.
Islamabad: The Pakistan government approved a pay increase for federal workers on Thursday following which the employees ended the protest in Islamabad.
Government officials convinced the federal employees to end the protest a day after the city saw the demonstration turn violent as protestors clashed with police throughout the day and officers resorted to heavy tear gas shelling to disperse the crowd. At least one police officer lost his life and dozens of employees were arrested during the protest that disrupted traffic and the work at government offices, local media reported.
Thousands of government employees were holding a rally in Islamabad to seek at least a 40 per cent pay raise, which they said the government has been delaying for long.
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday passed a bill making the teaching of Arabic language compulsory in all educational institutions in the federal capital.
The house witnessed fiery speeches following opposition by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani who later, however, did not vote against the bill.
The ‘Compulsory Teaching of Arabic Language Bill 2020’ had been introduced as a private member’s bill by Javed Abbasi of the PML-N in August last year. It will become an act of parliament after its passage from National Assembly.
Arabic language will be taught from class I to V and grammar from VI to XII