LAHORE: Nearly thousand employees of Radio Pakistan who were reinstated in their jobs three months ago have not received their salaries yet. According to report, these employees are facing severe financial difficulties and have appealed to authorities to pay them as soon as possible.

Channel report said 994 employees were fired from various radio stations across country in 2020, including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Multan, Bahawalpur, Hyderabad and Khairpur.

These employees of Radio Pakistan were working as Resource Persons, Duty Officers and AMA. They were restored to their positions on recommendation of former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

However, they have not been paid since then. According to them, 29 of affected employees belong to Lahore. They have expressed their frustration and disappointment over delay and have urged government to resolve issue at earliest.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 20 2023

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