Protest held for 20% increase in pension for retired employees

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HYDERABAD: All Sindh Retired Government Servants Welfare Association on Thursday staged a protest for sufficient increase in pension for retired employees to face the increasing trend of inflation. A rally led by Muhammad Siddique Ghori and Muhammad Farooq Khan criticized meagre enhancement in pension announced in the provincial budget and demanded to enhance at least 20% increase in the pensions like government employees. They said in the Sindh budget, the government had announced a 10 % increase in pension while government employees’ salary was increased by 20%. They warned that a strong protest movement would be started if a 20% increase in pension would not be announced.

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