Employees demand 100pc audit allowance:: Work halted at AG, AGPR departments
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Employees ofAccountantGeneral and Accountant General Pakistan Revenues rejecting 20 percent pay raise approved by Federal Government, set up a protest camp in front of ParliamentHouse on the fourth day of ongoing protest. Demanding a 100 percent audit allowance, they have decided to stop working in the offices, sabotaging the budget operations. AGP and AGPR employees of Karachi and Islamabad on the fourth day of protest left their offices, halting operations at AG Sindh, DG Audit, Commercial Audit, DG P.R, Revenue Rest Audit, PTNT Audit and Military Accounts Office. To meet their demand of a 100 percent audit allowance, they initiated a nationwide strikes for 2-hours daily on 7th June. Protesting against a 20 percent pay raise, they said that they are also employees of Federal Government and should receive a 100 percent allowance since employees of all other departments under Federal Government are entitled to this allowance. A joint action committee has been formed to resolve the issue. Member Joint Action Committee (Karachi) Zain-ul- Abdin while speaking to Daily Karachi Times representative, said, “We are just asmuch deserving as employees of Federal Board of Revenue, Health Department, Motorway, Income Tax and other federal departments entitled to receive the 100 percent allowance.” He further stated that Controller General Audit and Accounts Mohammad Junaid present at the camp in front of Parliament House suggested to resume work progress with 2-hours daily strike, however, employees rejecting this suggestion and resolved to keep boycotting the work and continue the protest until their demands are met.

AGPR Employees' Protest / Strike enters 10th day
ISLAMABAD: The Joint Action Committee of Accountant General of Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) on Wednesday continued its protest against the non-fulfilment of employees' demands on the 10th consecutive day.