PTDC employees stage demo in Multan

MULTAN: Over 400 employees of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) on Monday staged a demonstration against the blockage of their salaries for the last two years after the passage of the 18th amendment.
The employees led by PTDC Employees Union divisional coordinator Hasnain Bukhari gathered at Chowk Nawan Shehr and chanted slogans against the government. They said that the federal government had notified and devolved the department to Punjab, which refused to release their salaries. They said that their families were facing starvation and hunger besides expulsion from rented houses. They said that their children had been expelled from schools and colleges due to non-payment of fee and their future was bleak. Speaking on the occasion, Hasnain Bukhari said that a board of directors headed by Federal Minister for Information Pervaiz Rasheed was looking into the matter. They said that the government was earning millions of rupees from hotels, resorts and bus service across the country.