Government employees in Pakistan, under the banner of the All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA), staged a protest outside the Pakistan Secretariat on Wednesday, demanding better salaries and the reversal of recent pension reforms, as reported by the Dawn.
An official statement posted on the President of Pakistan’s official account on X (formerly Twitter) said, “In view of the definite statement of yesterday, President’s Secretariat has written a letter to Principal Secretary to Prime Minister that the services of Mr Waqar Ahmed, Secretary to
In protest of what they claimed was discrimination in the awarding of the executive allowance, officers from various groups at the Pakistan Secretariat declared on Tuesday that they will observe a pen-down strike beginning on February 6, Dawn reported on Wednesday.
The officers and low cadre groups of some more ministries, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have decided to protest against the non-payment of executive allowance, The News International reported.