The pesticide company also criticised Agriculture Department in this issue and blamed them for destroying their businesses….reports Asian Lite News
Pesticide companies and dealers in Pakistan have to observe a strike against the provincial government’s campaign against adulteration from Monday, The News International newspaper reported.
Companies and Dealers like Pakistan Crop Protection Association, Punjab Seed Dealers Association and Punjab Pesticides Dealers Association have mutually announced that the country will observe the strike from Monday until their demands are met. Rauf-ur-Rahman, Chairman of the Pakistan Crop Protection Association, claimed that products being sold by their member companies are up to the standards but the dealers and manufacturers are being humiliated in the name of searches and punitive actions, as per The News International newspaper.
The News International newspaper is one of the largest English-language newspapers in Pakistan. It is published daily from Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi/Islamabad.
The pesticide company also criticised Agriculture Department in this issue and blamed them for destroying their businesses. The Association leaders alleged that their members are being rounded up in the name of quality control. The officials visit the registered companies and they file cases against anyone they want, as per The News International newspaper.
The pesticide manufacturing body also criticised Agriculture Department in this connection, blaming them for destroying their businesses. Our members are being rounded up in the name of quality control. The officials enter any registered company and they file cases against anyone, Association leaders alleged.
Railways employees protest
Pakistan Railways Employees (PREM) Union (CBA) protested at the diesel engine shed in Lahore against the delay in the current month’s salary payment. They added, “Only a few days are left until Eidul-Adha,’ The Express Tribune reported.
So far, Pakistan Railways did not give salaries to its employees due to the severe financial crisis. It has caused a lot of trouble among the employees. Prem Union Lahore President Fiaz Ahmed Shahzad, Secretary Khizar Hayat Baig, Senior Vice President Muhammad Jameel Malik, and organizer Haji Aziz Madi have appealed to the Railways Minister Saad Rafique and CEO Arshad Salam Khattak to resolve the issue of salaries, as per The Express Tribune.
The Express Tribune is the first internationally affiliated newspaper in Pakistan.
These were not advance payments but salaries that were supposed to be received on specific dates and have still not been paid yet. It has caused severe restlessness among the employees, The Express Tribune reported.
Workers Union Central leader Nasir Mujtaba has asked for immediate payment of salaries. Giving a warning, he said, otherwise, protest demonstrations would be held at stations next week, across the country.
Usually, government employees get an advanced salary for the upcoming month on Eid. The delay in the monthly payment has caused resentment among employees, as they were already expecting double salaries this month to arrange for the sacrificial animal for the holy occasion. (ANI)
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