Government employees protested in Karachi on Wednesday against a pay freeze and sought salary increases in line with inflation. Road closures and heavy security around the Red Zone and Karachi Press Club caused widespread traffic disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KARACHI: Government employees staged a protest in Karachi on Wednesday against a pay freeze and demands for salary increases linked to inflation, while road closures and heavy security arrangements around key areas caused major traffic disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the reported details, police and the district administration blocked major roads near the Red Zone and the Karachi Press Club with containers ahead of the planned demonstration. A heavy police presence, including women personnel, was deployed around the Sindh Assembly and the press club, with additional units stationed there carrying batons and tear gas. Prison vans and water cannons were also placed in the area as part of the security plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The restrictions affected office-goers and residents of nearby localities, who faced long traffic jams and diversions during the day. The protest drew a large number of government employees, including members of the All Pakistan Clerks Association, the Primary School Teachers Association and other groups, who gathered outside the Karachi Press Club and held a sit-in for several hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The demonstration was led by representatives of several employee bodies, including Sikandar Jatoi and Zulfiqar Shah, who called for salary raises in view of rising inflation. During the protest, a delegation of association leaders went to the commissioner\u2019s office for talks with government officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the negotiations, the delegation returned to the protest venue and later tried to move towards the Sindh Assembly. Police, however, stopped the march because of the road blockades, after which the protesters held another sit-in on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senior police officers, including SSP South Mahzoor Ali and SSP Keamari Sanghar Malik, arrived at the site with additional personnel and held discussions with the protesters as the demonstration continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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