KARACHI: Administrator Karachi, Sindh governments Spokesman and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Monday said that Sindh government will provide bailout package for payment of pensions and arrears of KMC employees.
In the last meeting of the Sindh Cabinet, it was agreed in principle. The Chief Minister of Sindh considers this issue very important and the provincial government will take all possible steps to resolve it,” the Administrator expressed these views while talking to a delegation of Municipal Workers Trade Union Alliance headed by Zulfiqar Shah. The delegation met Barrister Murtaza Wahab at the his office and apprised him about the problems being faced by employees.
Metropolitan Commissioner Syed Afzal Zaidi, representatives of Trade Union Alliance Ashraf Awan, Javed Baloch, Habib-ur-Rehman Awan, Ilyas Jadoon, Qasim Shah, Capt. Shabir Jadoon, Muhammad Ali Malik, Aslam Bizenjo and others were also present on the occasion.
Barrister Murtaza Wahab said he stood by his promise and retired employees’ pensions and arrears will be paid soon so that their problems can be solved. “The issues raised by the retired employees are all legitimate and very important I am working very hard to resolve them,” he said.
He said that the government of Sindh firmly believed that the legitimate issues of all the employees belonging to the local bodies should be resolved without delay so that they can perform their services in an efficient and effective manner. The Administrator said that the KMC had sought help from the Sindh government to pay the pensions and arrears of the employees and the matter is now being resolved.
During the meeting, Zulfiqar Shah, President, Municipal Workers Trade Union Alliance, said that they want to strengthen the hands of Administrator Karachi and hoped long standing problems of KMC employees would be resolved. He said that not all the branches of the banks of the pensions of the employees are online due to which the people living in remote areas of the country are facing difficulties.
He said that due to non-issuance of life certificate which is the policy of the bank, 5,000 pensioners were not paid due to which their problems have increased. He said that this procedure is not in favor of the employees, adding that the bank should give them proper time.
Meanwhile, incompetent federal government has launched yet another economic attack on the people, Administrator Karachi, Sindh governments Spokesman and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Monday said this while responding on the decision of hikes in electricity prices.
He also said that the PTI government was increasing the unit price of electricity by Rs 0.33. “Rising electricity prices will lead to new flood of inflation,” he added and said that the Prime Minister should take back the cruel decision of increasing the price of electricity.
He said that the effects of the increase in electricity prices will be felt in everything from medicines to you. “You have not kept any of your promises,” he told to PTI led federal government. Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that the federal government did not fulfil any promises and claims.
