ISLAMABAD: Lady Health Workers (LHWs) on Tuesday staged a protest against non-payment of their salaries in front of Mohmand Press Club in Ghalanai, a town situated in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Reportedly, the agitated health workers have not been paid for the last 10 months.
The protesters claimed that Agency Surgeon has been demanding Rs5000 from them for the withdrawal of their salaries. LHWs including Ishrat Fatima, Shazai, Noreen, Tayyaba and Safia said that they met Political Agent at his office since no health official has come to address their grievance. Moreover, they demanded that their services should be regularised as other departments in the KP. LHWs threatened to boycott the upcoming polio campaign if their salaries are not paid in time.
Published in Daily Times, April 18th 2018.
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