Lady health workers remain persistent as sit-in enters fifth day
The protesters have vowed to continue protest till acceptance of demands.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Lady health workers from across the Punjab were unrelenting on Friday as their sit-in on Lahore’s Mall Road entered fifth day.
The protesters say that they will not end their sit-in until the government meets their demands which include provision of service structure, up gradation on basis of scale experience and payment of outstanding dues.
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The protest at Charing Cross from the last five days has intensified the troubles of the people as it is causing severe traffic congestion in the surrounding areas.
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Commuters are constantly irked as they have to travel long routes to reach their destination.
Closure of the GPO Chowk for construction of Orange Line Metro Train’s central station had already been causing traffic jams.
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Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmood ur Rasheed also made way to the sit-in on Tuesday to express solidarity with the protesting lady health workers.
The same day the government tried to negotiate with the protesting ladies but the effort went in vain.
